whunter- I found out where the kick down switch is under the gas pedal. I was able to disconnect it and look at it. It has a small black cap on top of it and I am able to depress it, but I have to put moderate pressure on it....like stapling 10-12 sheets of paper (that kind of pressure) is that normal? I also had it disconnected and decided to drive around in my parking lot and noticed that I still would cycle through all 4 gears at 17-20 rpm and still be under 20 mph. So no change with it off either.

sbourg- How do I check the bowden cable? I'm assuming the cable with the white nut that you are able to twist that sits under the air filter. I did remove the air filter cabin and there is another cable that if the car is on and you move the metal piece attached to it, it revs the engine. (sorry, I'm not too familiar with the names, just certain parts and what they do). Anyways, I noticed that when I moved the piece it was slightly sticky, not much though. So I srayed the movable parts (hinges and cables) with WD-40, they move more freely now, but I took the car for another test drive around the lot and nothing. I did not check to see if the Bowden cable came loose because I don't know where the other end terminates at. It disappears behind the firewall somewhere.