Hi, 1967 F100 240, C4
Was able to purchase a kickdown rod for my truck. We are replacing the 3 speed on the column for a C4 automatic (floor shift).
My question is.....does anyone have (or maybe take) a picture of how the kickdown rod attaches to the carb (sinlge barrel) and to the tranny.
I have the rod, but no brackets, screw, springs, clips, instructions, etc.

Thanks in advance,

Mike

 

Come on Guys and Gals.....someone must have this setup.
Help a guy out. Just a picture or even a sketch of what the ends of the kickdown rod connects too.

Thanks,
Mike

 

My '79 had a 2-piece setup to transfer the swing from the passenger side of the engine, down to the transmission. One piece is the actual kickdown rod that connects to the transmission, and then there was another rotating rod that mounted on the intake manifold. I upgraded to a 4 barrel carburetor so I'm not running this setup anymore, but I did save everything. If this sounds like what you have, I'll go out to the garage and try and piece it together and get a picture.

 

Well, your question got me curious, so I went out in the garage and took a look anyway. This is from my '79 with a C6, so I have no way of knowing if a '67 would be anything close to this. But, the inline six has the problem of the throttle swing happening 90 degrees to the direction of the kickdown travel (not to mention the throttle is on the other side of the engine as the shift linkage), so I would think there would be somewhat of a similar setup between the two. Regardless, this is better than nothing, so I hope it helps you out somehow.

Here is a shot of my old intake with the carburetor sitting on it. On the intake you can see the rod that couples the throttle shaft to the kickdown rod (not seen in this picture). Where I have my finger is the piece that the throttle shaft hits to actuate the kickdown. There is not a direct connection to the kickdown rod (that is to say, at idle, the kickdown linkage does not touch the throttle shaft).



Here I am holding the rod assembly that bolts to the intake (now removed from the intake for this picture) with the actual kickdown rod. The kickdown rod is a separate piece. Where my fingers are is where the two actually meet. If you visualize this actually mounted on the engine, you can see how the kickdown rod snakes over the transmission bellhousing. Near my fingers you can see a bushing where the stationary piece meets the kickdown rod. They're secured with a clip.



Here is just a closeup of the rod assembly that was on my intake. You can see there are two bolts that mount it to the intake.



The very end of the kickdown rod (shown in the second picture) connects directly to the transmission shift linkage. There is a small peg on the kickdown lever on the transmission. The end of the kickdown rod has a hole in it; it slips over the peg and is secured with a clip.

Hope that helps. I've got the box out of the garage now so if you need me to look at anything else let me know.

 

FMC400
Thanks for your time and effort. It appears that I'm missing a few parts.
We are going to review your pictures and see what we can fabricate.

Thanks so much for your help,

Mike

 

Wow. I really figured by '79 they would've used an electrical actuator tripped by a switch on throttle to kick down the transmission. Things sure have come a long way in 30 years.

Nice job giving such a thorough answer

 

Really good post with nice photos.

I went and looked at my 1986 F150 300 C6 4x4 (1986 was the last year for the Carb on the 300) and it still uses the same kick down linkage as shown in the photos.

I have driven my truck for 8 years and don’t think I ever remember using the kick down, it has plenty of power as is, but I am not a high speed driver that does a lot of passing.

Point is, drive it as-is…. You can always manual shift it into second gear if you need to and I am not sure if it is worth the effort to find the parts to connect it up.

Jim

 

I bought a manifold that has the kickdown brackets. My truck is a manual.
If you need the brackets let me know. Truck is a 65 F-100 with a 300 6cyl.
Russell

 

Blackwater,

Thanks for the offer. I have sent you a message (I hope I did it right)

Thanks,

Mike