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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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Car: 1986 pontiac firebird
Engine: 305 tbi
Transmission: 700r4
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HELPPPPPP

so ive been searching for about an hour and cant find anything that is exactly my problem..my speedo haha i did a 2.8 tpi to 305 tbi carb swap and i plugged the cable into the 700r4 tranny and as soon as i put the car in drive it goes all the way to 140 what is causing this i am completely lost and so is the mechanic helping me with this any ideas?
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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Re: HELPPPPPP

You must have the optional digital dash. This is an electronics problem, not a mechanical one.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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Re: HELPPPPPP

2.8 tpi?
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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2.8 litre tune port injection v6
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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Re: HELPPPPPP

so to fix that could i just get a new speedo? because it worked before i did the swap
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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Get the sensor out of the V6 transmission and put it into the V8 transmission.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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Re: HELPPPPPP

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Get the sensor out of the V6 transmission and put it into the V8 transmission.
ok i thought of that and wasn't sure if it would work seeing ones a v6 but thank you i appreciate all of your help i will do that tomorrow
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