chevy91z28

since I've bought the car in April the kick down has never once worked.
i had some other stuff fixed and told my good mechanic friend to take a look and so i came back the next day and he adjusted it and he said if it was disconnected from the tranny i would've trashed it by now i drive it a lot.
the adjustment didn't fix it and its all connected is it electronic? something with the computer? is it not going to work till i get performance computer parts?

also after it was adjusted i feel like i lost power in the high rpms and it wont break 2500 no matter how hard i try unless i'm shifting manually at a light or something. also very low power in the low rpms once it hits 2000 it kicks up but its very unresponsive to the pedal

igotta355z28

iTrader: (1)

nothing electronic on your trans other then the lock up solenoid, and speed sensor. as far as controls your THROTTLE VALVE cable is a big input for these. It is not a Kick Down cable, this is not a TH350, that cable affects line pressure, shift points and so on...If it is connected to the throttle valve in the trans, and adjusted properly and you are having these issues it sounds like your going to need some internal transmission repair. Time to go talk to a decent trans shop..Or there is always the T56 swap!!!!

chevy91z28

my good mechanic friend does work for me for 25$ an hour instead of his normal 65$ im not that worried about labor cost as much as the tranny itself especially if i was to get a t56. im really hoping thats not the case id like to here some input from at least 3 more people but if their is something internally wrong definitely just swapping trans during the winter

gmstrong

more then likely the thorttle valve in the trans is hung up.i wouldnt even think about driving the car knowing that the tv cable isnt working.

sofakingdom

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It's not a "kickdown" cable.

Go here and learn what it is, what it does, how to set it, and what goes wrong with it. www.tvmadeez.com Read the "TV101" article, all the way through, however many pages it's up to now.

chevy91z28

man that was a lot to read, i did learn a lot though.
i'm bout to bring it back to him and tell him to skim through the article.
im deffinetly more concerned now with driving it i would like to get some "real" performance out of it its been quite aggravating.

im thinking its going to be LSS or at least i hope so.

chevy91z28

just got back from his shop he tried to properly adjust it but it wouldn't adjust he said that the TV Cable was stretched out but its still catching the valve but not fully. told me to just get a new cable and bring it back to him.

what do you guys think?

chevy91z28

geez johnny, he wasn't doing it right. he preesed the button then pulled the cable instead of the housing.......wtf this guy is extremely experienced and has a 67 camaro hes selling for 35G's that he did all himself and he was adjusting it wrong. glad i came across this video and heard all those clicks just going to show my dad the video and where gonna try and get it to click like that and test run it. ill let you guys now.

chevy91z28

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW i've been driving this car since april 3rd and it was that easy to fix. it kicks down fine now shifts at the right points geeez my mind was blown by how easy it was i didn't even need to wait for my dad (I'm 19.)

I'm just baffled that johnny couldn't get it and he told me to get a new one guess its just not his forte.

Edwardgp

Even the best of the best have time to learn something new.

TreeFiddy

Professional 'mechanic' can't set the TV cable on one of the most common tranny's on the planet? Wow.

chevy91z28

hes more collision and paint he has like 3 rotisseries but he knows enough to do other stuff for cheap. he told me today he doesn't do tranny work but simple stuff 20 bucks here and their.

im just glad it didnt cost me money and i learned a lot and to never drive with a disfunctional tv cable again

RRUHL

Ive been having tons of issues fixed my main one cracked fuel line in tank replaced and regulator tps idles strong now alil high can rev the h*** out oif it in park but as soon as i put it in drive instant kill or reverse is worse its like it slams in reverse and dies instantly....its a 91 L98 350 in a 92 rs changed the tv cable and ecm with swap ohh speedo doesnt work guages fine idk if there related also rebuilt tpi and manifold any ideas one please??? really need to get it back on the road and am at a loss on ideas

RRUHL

i adjusted the tv "way off" still no luck then out of curiosity I unpluged the sensor towards the front on the drivers side and the issue was gone shifted into gear without shuting off for the first time in 3 weeks. is this a torque convertor issue? or any ideas/ info on what that could mean??? thanks