Leghome Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 My 72 has a hesitation after shifting out of 2nd gear. It is a 700R4 tranny. I was wondering if the TPI cable could be out of adjustment not giving the tranny enough pressure to shift correctly. Before I pulled the drive train it seemed to do just fine but I have had trouble finding a bracket for the accelerator cable and tranny cable mounting and getting the correct lengths on the tranny cable. I have tried three different brackets and one was so far off you could not even get the tranny to shift out of first gear. The bracket I am now using has just one bolt on the back corner of the carb holding it in place. The has made some difference when I get it set so the cable is at there farthest point from the carb it seems to shift better. I have adjusted the bracket as much as can be done. I am at a point where I am going to make my own bracket so I can adjust the tranny cable better. The carb is an Eldebrock 1604. I put this carb on it shortly after my wife bought me the car. I had a Holley but the Holley had a warped base causing it to to have a bad vacuum leak and run really badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Is the torque converter locking up too soon? Don't know anything else about these fancy new transmissions. (25+ years old isn't that new, is it) Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 You are right Bruce old is not new but then this is new to an old fart like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Do you have the adapter kit so the cable pulls correctly ? The Edel carb does not pull the cable the same distance/time as a Q-Jet . Check this link for the kit: http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/catalog/catalog.php?Action=GETSUBCAT&CATID=WA3A1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks Grease for the link. I ordered that kit plus the bracket for the accelerator and cruise cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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