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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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hi my transmission isnt shifting right i am planning n having it rebuilt as soon as my student loans come thru but im thinking the my carb might not be tuned right because my brakes are a little spongy as well its has and edelbrock 600 cfm (#1405 i think) carb on a 302 out of a 92 lincoln any help with how to fix this would be appreciated i know there is a vacuum modulator on the trans (it is a c-6) but im not sure how it plays into everything if anyone could explain that it would help also i dont have a vacuum gauge or anything to measure the vaccum thanks in advance
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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is the vacuum modulator hooked to vacuum?It should be hooked to vaccum port on carb or intake manifold
 
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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yes the modulator is hooked up but i noticed the guy before me took off the kickdown cable and never put it back on
 
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