Neal, I'm guessing yours isn't working since you brought it up. I just got mine dialed in the other night. I found that my throttle wasn't going to WOT. Once I got that adjusted properly, I was able to get the kickdown rod adjusted, and it runs great now. It only took a few minutes to do it all. Dave '64 Belvedere --- On Thu, 6/24/10, Neal <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Neal <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: pleasae explain mopar throttle kickdown to me > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 11:00 PM > > i see so it modulates pressure for the tranny? so the > more throttle , > maybe, the more pressure or something. see i always > thought it just > had to do with the gear drop down when u stab it, hence > "kickdown",this all makes sense > thanks Darwin > neal Zimmerman, eugene oregon > > On 6/24/10, 65 <65Val@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > Kickdown is a misnomer...its actually a > hydraulic pressure adjustment. If > > its not there, the clutches and bands will not apply > fully or tightly, and > > eventually will kill the trans. > > > > > > Darwin/Victoria BC/Canada > > '65 Cdn. Valiant Custom 100 'vert > > --225/A833...in a million pieces...SOLD > > '67 Dart GT 'vert > > --273/904...in "enjoying" condition > > > > Check'em out... http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e285/65val/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Neal" <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: "1962to1965mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 7:43 PM > > Subject: pleasae explain mopar throttle kickdown to > me > > > > > >> > >> why is it that they say mopars trannies cant > live without the > >> throttle kickdown assembly? everyone says u will > burn the trans out. > >> seems like half the mopars i found have missing > linkages. > >> thanks > >> neal zimmerman, eugene oregon > >> > >> > >> ---- > >> 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! > >> > >> 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion > Guidelines: > >> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > >> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > >> > > > > > > ---- > > 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! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > > > ---- > 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! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >