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Originally Posted by showme
I was watching the throttle linkage through the windshield (with the hood open I could see it), and it seemed to be moving ok. I also checked the kickdown switch, and it seems to be working. One thing I know is that when I picked up the car, the linkage was off because the PO had the vavle cover off, thinking he had blown the motor. Unless I just missed something, it can still get me around the block, but it's just not shifting. (But it DOES go into reverse just fine.)
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this is not good enough.
you must stand beside the car, and watch the linkage actually move, and see how far it moves.
there is a throttle stop screw that the IP linkage has to hit at full throttle.
verify that the linkage makes it to the stop when the pedal is pressed to the floor.
I bet it's not connecting properly. one time I had the linkage bracket that attaches to the valve cover bolts back out, and the linkage was just pivoting the bracket, not moving the IP linkage.