I adjusted my tv cable by pressing the button, pulling back the throttle all the way.Now my tranny wont kick down in D or L2when i want to pass.At low speeds on the 1-2 shift shift it wants to rip my head off like a shift kit but at full throttle its soggy as hell. what gives. Also it stays in 1st gear to long.

 

Mine did that to...at full adjustment I found that the 1-2 shift would whip my head back... but I never suffered any ill effect at highway speeds or anything else for that matter!!... I re-adjusted my TV cable again to soften up the 1-2 shift...think I have it set a little too soft now though...you just have to play with it...

 

To adjust the TV Cable skip the book method and do this: Press the 'D' shaped lock button on the adjuster and loosen the cable setting (The black housing that the metal cable is in will move forward). Now, have someone floor the gas pedal while you check to see if the throttle plate is open all the way. Usually they are off a little and will wiggle. Do whatever you have to do to get it open solid. Now, with the pedal still floored, press the 'D' button and pull the cable casing (the black tube) back as hard as you can (putting maximum tension on the metal cable) and release the button. You now have the engine, tranny and gas pedal all in sync at WOT. Mark the cable casing so if for some reason it gets moved you can know where to put it again. The problem with the 'self adjust method' is that it bends things and puts them permanently out of whack. It is also the full TV setting, which is theoretically what the GM method does.

 

Thanks.

 

I know i'm stupid but i'll ask anyway, where is the d-shaped button you guys speak of???

Dave

 

The "D" shaped thing is the metal locking device that allows you to adjust the tv cable. Some are easy to push and some you may have to use a screw drive or other tool to push it in while you slide the cable. It might be facing away from you and you'll have to take it out of the bracket next to the carb or throttle body.