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    I'm not sure where to post this, so bear with me.

    I have a 700 R 4 tranny and the problem is that the 1-2 shift happens too soon, the 1-2 shift occurs at 1400 rpm under light to medium throttle and the 2-3 shift at 2800. I re-calibrated the governor so that at full throttle it shift after 7000 rpm and the 2-3 shift occurs at 4000 rpm and the 3-4 shift does the same, however the 1-2 shift still happens at 1400 rpm. Any ideas on the problem.

    Any guesses appreciated.
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    Start by REadjusting your TV cable


    How to here http://www.tciauto.com/instructions/...ble_adjust.htm
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    I might add that a mis-adjusted TV cable can eat a transmission muy pronto. . .

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    Yeah ya need to adjust the cable, Its a very finicky adjustment and will kill the tranny if not right......

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    Right Viking, that is the very first place to start looking, however mine is set properly, thanks for that link and advice.

    I think it is a stickie valve in the valve body, I am going to drop the pan today, while I have it off, I will also check my accumulator valve, they often wear out. SO I will install a new one and stack the other one, eliminating the spring. Could be the spring is broken, it is a common problem with these trannies.
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    Originally posted by Henry Rifle
    I might add that a mis-adjusted TV cable can eat a transmission muy pronto. . .
    I have read that, and a mis adjusted one is trans-fatal. But having read teh -how to- regarding adjustment, it seems pretty damn simple. and since it is, how it would eat a trannie is beyond me, unless it was WAY out of whack.

    I mean, you adjust it for hte carb in question - no mention of cam or carb tuning. As i slowly get my q-jet right, i am moving the powerband up the rev range and making to trans changes...just seems odd, as the vac type systems auto-adjust and change as the engine tune changes.
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    . . . how it could eat a trannie is beyond me, unless it was WAY out of whack.
    Light sockets don't look that bad either . . . until you stick your finger in one . . .


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    Oops duplicate

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    K, I installed a new filter, oil and pan gasket in the tranny and while I was in there, I removed the 1-2 valve and installed a stiffer spring. After having done so, I checked my T.V cable adjustment and set it once again, and the shifts take place at around 4000 rpm. So I removed the governor and re-calibrated it to an earlier shift setting, (heavier weights and heavier springs), and the net result,.... my 1-2 shift under light throttle now takes place at around 3,000 rpm, which also happens to be when my other shifts take place. I guess the 1-2 spring lost it’s tension.

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    Screamer, if someone was to install the T.V cable hook-up on the carb at a greater distance from the axis than reccommended, the line pressure is not great enough for the shift h.p. being delivered. Therefore, slippage occurs and fryes the clutches, metals, bands.
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    Cool, glad ya got it
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