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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 06:49 PM
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Frustrated!
Howdy, Folks!
'85 f150 302/AOD
How do you know if your TV cable is bad?
1-2 shift: so smooth you can't feel it
2-3 shift: smooth but way too early
She's not slipping bad, yet.
'Bout to order a new valve body, but wanna make sure the cable is good first.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 06:53 PM
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Adjust the TV cable first. I always ran with mine one notch too tight to make the shifts firmer. It made it shift out of overdrive too easy tho.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 07:06 PM
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Thank you, sir.
I've tried it on about every notch, getting into third gear @ about
1500rpm at 25mph. Bit of a shudder on acceleration while in third.
Does that seem to early to you?
Does the cable get stretched or otherwise unserviceable?
I'd rather replace the cable than the VB!:-)
 
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 12:19 AM
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Here's some more info:

http://www.baumannengineering.com/tvlnkage.htm
 
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