I know how to adjust the TV cable,(push in button and pull the cable back all of the way, get in and floor it, the cable will click in the holder and it is set).

I did this and I like the way that my tranny shifts (goes to 2000 RPM and shifts pretty hard), but now the lockup convertor will come on after the engine is warm in all gears, I have seen it in 2nd as low as 25-30MPH at steady throttle. (It does come off if you tap brake, or floor it a little bit like it is supposed to)

If I adjust the TV cable manually by pulling it another click or two past the floored setting it will not shift as hard and the lockup never works. Any ideas how to set it, do I have a loose/stretched cable?

Thanks

Diesel

[This message has been edited by diesel (edited September 27, 2001).]

 

thats not the right way to adjust the tv cable.. do a search on transfixleo,,
he wrote a different and better way to do it. i noticed the difference immediately..

 

To adjust the TV Cable skip the book method and do this: Press the D button on the adjuster and loosen the cable setting. 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 and release the button. You now have the engine, tranny and gas pedal all in sync at WOT. Mark the cable 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.

Now once you adjust it, leave it alone as you are done with that. You didn't tell us what year/model/engine you have and that might just be important for an accurate answer!


[This message has been edited by transfixleo (edited September 27, 2001).]

 

The car is a 91 TA with 305TPI/700R4 trans. Thanks for the info, I was going off of what I read in chiltons. I will try and let you know of the results.

Diesel