thank you in advance for taking the time to read and respond. i have been reading through the archives on all the black magic assocated with the adjustments of these trannys, but i have one that has me shcratching my head. the car is super slow to take off. like it is starting in second gear. i thought that it could be vac related to start, but it seems by my understanding that the vac system tunes the shift harshness, and i have good vac 15 with a stedy drop to 0 at full throttle with a modulator that holds vac. the bowden cable was adjusted too tight, so i adjusted it and checked that the cable was not broken. kickdown sol working but still a dog. any help would be apprechated

Are you sure the problem is the transmission? Sluggishness off the line on these cars is often due to factors like injector pump wear, so unless you've counted the shifts and determined it's really starting in 2nd, I'd look there first. Remember the old saying about automatics, "if it runs wrong, it'll shift wrong."

If this is a turbo, I would check in particular for a clogged ALDA line, and maybe try adjusting the ALDA.

Slow off the line isn't usually a trans issue unless you are actually taking off in second gear. Usually slow off the line is clogged ALDA lines, dragging brakes, or throttle linkages out of adjustment or broken(including the throttle bushing on the firewall). It can also be related to fuel filters or air filter as well.

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