1 bbl kickdown
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1 bbl kickdown
Me and my dad were talking about my truck and what kind of carb I should replace the 1 bbl with, he didn't think that the 1 bbl had a kickdown and I don't remember hooking one up when I replaced the carb. When I do step on the gas though the tranny does downshift.
Can someone please ellaborate on this subject for me?
Can someone please ellaborate on this subject for me?
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The 77 300 and c4 combo in my truck did have a kickdown lever.
However, when I pulling the tranny for a rebuild I slightly bent the lever. Once the tranny was reinstalled the bent lever was causing some shifting problems. A friend of mine who worked at a tranny shop told me I could just remove it, but I would lose my "passing" gear.
He was right, the truck would shift fine, but when I mashed the gas it wouldn't shift down. I'm surprised your truck still does so.
However, when I pulling the tranny for a rebuild I slightly bent the lever. Once the tranny was reinstalled the bent lever was causing some shifting problems. A friend of mine who worked at a tranny shop told me I could just remove it, but I would lose my "passing" gear.
He was right, the truck would shift fine, but when I mashed the gas it wouldn't shift down. I'm surprised your truck still does so.
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My dad and I went out and looked at it yesterday. I thought the kickdown was like a physical linkage that connects to the throttle, I had no idea it was just a spring and linkage the throttle knocks. Thanks for your reply though.
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Originally Posted by N7ghtwolf
My dad and I went out and looked at it yesterday. I thought the kickdown was like a physical linkage that connects to the throttle, I had no idea it was just a spring and linkage the throttle knocks. Thanks for your reply though.
The kickdown linkage on your truck is NOT controlled by springs, but by an actual rod.
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
The kickdown linkage on your truck is NOT controlled by springs, but by an actual rod.
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