Thread: WOW!! Adjust your throttle linkages!
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Old 12-22-2010, 02:37 AM
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Careful when adjusting those rods...

I saw one 722.120 not too long ago that would had no engine braking when going downhill. The owner had a shop rebuild the tranny and still NO engine braking. They asked me to look at the car and I discovered that when going downhill, if I lightly touched the throttle, the transmission would downshift and engine braking was available.

The end result was $3,000 transmission job because of mal-adjusted linkage....Robert
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