One comment.? You HAVE to floor a '65 727 to get it to shift from Drive to 2nd.? Thats the way its supposed to work.? Part throttle kick-down didnt come around on the V8 cars until about 1971.? Did you check the fluid level in Neutral not park per the FSM? -----Original Message----- From: Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 9:18 am Subject: 65 Kickdown Adjustment Is there a certain method to adjusting the kickdown linkage on my 65? My Coronet seems to short shift first and is very difficult to get to downshift from 3rd to 2nd. I basically have to floor it to get it to do the 3-2 shift. Also in town, unless I come to a COMPLETE stop, I'll take off out of the turn in 3rd gear 98% of the time. I adjusted the kickdown rod longer just like I have in the past w/ other vehicles, and it helped a LITTLE, but I didn't want to put to much pre-tension on the adjustment because I know that can cause problems. Thanks Bill M 65 Coronet 500 'vert ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.