<VV> Need Help -- Powerglide Problem

[Tony Underwood]

At 08:33 hours 06/17/2005, Taruffi57 at aol.com wrote:
>Ok, Guys.  This one has my self-annointed Corvair owner/mechanic pro  AND his
>automatic transmission repair shop stumped.
>
>1964 Monza conv.     If shift lever is put in "D", the  trans. uses both
>gears and upshifts as it should.  It also engages Reverse  properly.  If the
>shifter is put in "L", the accelerator pedal  is simultaneously drawn down 
>to a
>point that the car accelerates to 10-15  mph WITHOUT your foot on the
>accelerator.  The pedal also acquires a stiff  resistance.  In other 
>words, it is harder
>to depress.  ALSO, If one  starts off in "L" and accelerates, the trans. will
>never upshift to high  gear when the shifter is moved to "D".  This
>transmission was just  "rebuilt" by said trans. shop.
>
>The trans. was doing this before the rebuild and - quite amazingly, and  even
>though I put a clear description of this symptom in writing to the  mechanic,
>neither he nor the trans. shop guy ever tried LOW in test driving the  car
>after the rebuild.   DUH !!!!!!!     ALSO, I  provided a Clark's  modulater
>which was not installed in the rebuild.   Maybe the rebuilder ascertained 
>that the
>old one was OK.  ALSO, I provided  a Clark's "E" Clip for the rebuilder but
>do not know if he installed it.
>
>Sounds like a linkage problem to me.  This car has been out of  commission
>due to this problem for 8 months.
>
>Advance Thanks for any help.





Classic case of kickdown linkage out of wack.   Tech guide has info on 
correct adjustment, along with a half dozen other tech books.    I haven't 
done it for so long I don't remember details...  but it is a linkage 
adjustment issue.


tony..