Famous94

Wallaby thank you for the insight and detailed instructions! I’m going to give it a try and see how it works. I figured it had something to do with my cables but wasn’t completely sure. I got my fingers crossed that this will be the fix that gets her back on the road breaking necks of everyone that drives by! Thank you everyone else who commented and gave me their 2 cents on the problem I’m having. I now feel more confident that the cables have been my problem with getting the car to shift correctly while driving.

70MC402 It’s a TH350 transmission. This is really my first time messing with the cables on a carburetor. The throttle cable doesn’t have a clip to adjust it. Do I need a different bracket to sort out the slack in it?

I haven’t tried to readjust the kick down cable. I just looked and noticed a clip that I can pry with a screwdriver to loosen it. I’ve never had to adjust this cable is there a specific way to do this before I loosen the clip?

So this last weekend I decided to update the engine on the Monte a lil. It was running fine before I decided to do any of anything but wanted to upgrade the intake manifold and carburetor. I got it all finished and it starts up great and idles great but noticed there’s a lot of slack in the throttle cable but it does open the carb all the way upon WOT but it feels like it’s not shifting right anymore. If I ease into the gas it shifts just fine but as soon as I give it middle to WOT it revs up but feels like it’s not wanting to shift till I let off the gas. I’m not sure if this is throttle cable related or the kick down. I know this isn’t the transmission itself cause I had it rebuilt less than 10,000 miles ago and it was shifting great before I put the new carb and intake on. I’d rather not take it to a mechanic for something that could be simple. I’m a bit new to the carbureted way of life and am wondering if anyone else had an issue similar and how they fixed it. It’s probably something simple but carburetors have never been my friend. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Here’s a few pics of the carburetor currently. I pulled the throttle cable a lil so you can see the slack I am dealing with.

Hey everyone! My name is Kade. I recently took full ownership of a 72 Monte Carlo that has been in the family since my Grandpa rolled it off the dealership lot. I learned how to drive with this car many years ago and fell in love with this car when I was just a kid and my grandpa decided it was time to officially give me the keys. Over the years I’ve been taking care of it and adding upgraded parts to it. Nothing huge but enough to keep her alive and rolling for years to come. I’m excited to be a part of a group who’s member have so much knowledge about these cars!