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Originally Posted by bob_98sr5
Brian,
I took your advice and turned the control shift cable nut CCW...first one full turn, drove around, no change...then I decided to go all the way in either direction to see what the effect would be. When I turned it almost fully CCW, the shifts improved dramatically. So I knew I was close, so I turned CW a half turn at a time and now the shifts are nearly perfect. On light throttle, shifts are:
1 to 2: close to 3k
2 to 3: quick, but around 2,500
3 to 4: same
On WOT, above 3k
It really, really hauls arse on freeway speeds. I may adjust the ALDA, but for now, I'm leaving good enough alone and will start to work on putting some of the other interior pieces back on and work on my biodiesel processor.
Oh, in the morning, the first few shifts are hard. Why is that? But after a few minutes and shifts on the road, back to smooth shifting. It's amazing that this car could be resurrected from shifting h#ll and lack of power. I wonder if the previous owner just gave up. Pity b/c this is really one of the most funnest car projects I've worked on given all the manually adjustable things re shifting and engine tweaks.
Re Superior kit, I'd have to say that by installing the kit, my shifts are so much better. But then again, I'm sure its a mix of making sure that the tranny vac system was to spec too. I'm going to say though, that since i installed the kit before making major trans/vac adjustments, the springs worked as designed.
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On light throttle, I have found that shifts should occur at about 2,000 or slightly less. If the setting is too late, the engine doesn't have sufficient fuel to get to the shift point and you'll find yourself pressing further into the pedal to get the engine up to the shift point. 3,000 rpm shifts should not occur unless you're at least 1/2 way into the pedal.
The system has a shift softener that will normally operate when the temperature is below 50°C. However, I've got the same problem with both of these..........the circuit doesn't work. Either the switch is NG or the solenoid is NG............I haven't sorted it yet. The solenoid is right next to the blue transducer if you want to screw with it. It should be energized below 50C. engine temperature.
Glad the kit worked for you............I haven't seen a need on any of these.