Re: Progress on my 64 Fury...Kickdown linkage

[Stan Kafouse <skafouse@xxxxxxxxx>]

You make the adjustment on the kick down rod by opening the throttle fully, then adjust rod so that at full throttle you have the trans kickdown lever fully back. If this adjusted to far forward you wont have full throtlle. If not enough then at full throttle the trans lever isnt fully pushed back. When the throttle is at idle the rod should be loose. then you hook up the throttle return spring and it pulls the rod to the carb . Open throttle fully and rod should push lever all the way back at full throttle.                                                            On Sat, 4/23/11, MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Progress on my 64 Fury...Kickdown linkage
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 5:35 AM
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> Thanks Butch, As I have to make a place on the carb to hook
> up the kick down rod, I have not been driving it.  That
> is the first thing I will do when I get back to it.
>  I am assumeing you meant to make the rod adjustments at
> idle?  Do you want the kickdown linkage to be maxed out
> when  at full throttle, or adjusted so it kicks down at
> the engine speed that you want it
> to?......................NO
> {Steve Mick}
> http://stevemick1964dodge.shutterfly.com/pictures/5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butch Edison" <waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: Progress on my 64 Fury...Kickdown linkage
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> I'm going to echo what Gary said about hooking up the
> kickdown linkage. Pat Blais, one of our vendors on the home
> page, sends out a super-serious warning about this issue
> with his rebuilds. Not just hooking it up, but how to adjust
> it. He says the with the car in Neutral, adjust the linkage
> so there is a little pressure on the kickdown lever. You can
> feel the difference. You may have to go as much as 1/3rd of
> the way back on the adjuster. Mine didn't require that much
> pressure. All kinds of premature failures WILL occur if you
> run the car without a kickdown linkage. I have not learned
> this the hard way, but trust Pat's 35 (+) years of
> rebuilding these trannies. And yes, fill it up to the
> correct level asap!
> 
> /Butch/Ferndale, WA
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary H." <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 9:28:21 AM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Progress on my 64 Fury
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> You are making good progress! You best hook up that
> kickdown linkage right away: running without one is
> hazardous to the TorqeFlite's health. I'd do that and fill
> it to correct level of trans fluid and retest. It's less
> work to swap out to a different shifter than swap the whole
> trans. :)
> 
> Is the fuel filter new and filter in the gas tank new?
> I.e., no clogs in the fuel supply.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Gary H.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
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> > 
> > Re-sending this in case it got lost in the TOPICA
> mailbag................MO
> > {Steve Mick}
> >> I got the old beast running better, after cleaning
> and re-gapping the
> >> plugs, and tinkering with the Holly carb. I
> actually took it out on the
> >> road for a test drive. After refilling the torque
> converter, I put in 2 1/2
> >> qt. of tranny oil and it still is low on trans
> fluid. ( I ran out of more)
> >> It still does not run quite right. It its hard to
> tune with open headers and
> >> 1000 idle rpm cam. The tranny shifting is erratic
> I don;t know if it is
> >> because of being low on TF or because I dont have
> the shift down linkage
> >> hooked up. I know I don't like the B&M ratchet
> shifter! I have located a 65
> >> T flite cable shift tranny locally and it would
> have the slip yoke output
> >> shaft. . The Holly accelerator pump barely
> dribbles in some gas , so I will
> >> have to experiment with some different acc. pump
> cams to get a better shot.
> >> .........................MO
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