FunkyNova66
THE SEDAN MAN.
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- Mar 6, 2007
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OK fellas. My name is Dave and I have a 66 chevy II with a 406. I used to have a 2-spd powerglide with a transbrake and a 3500 stall converter. I broke the glide recently, bit the bullet and bought one of Bowtie Overdrives Level-3 200-4r complete conversion kit. I bought the extreme 2600 Street/Strip converter. It is brand new and I just finished installing it yesterday.
I checked all the line pressures in all the gearts at IDLE and 1500 RPMs before I test drove it. Every reading was right on the money. I adjusted the TV made EZ cable exactly like the instructions stated. Push it all the way in and pushed the pedal at WOT. and heard/saw all the clicks....so I took it out for a test drive. The car seemed to shift a little early at partial throttle. I was in overdrive/lock up at 35-40MPH at light throttle.
It would downshift pretty good from 2nd to 1st but it didn't seem like it wanted to downshift in 3rd or 4th especially if the tranny was in lock-up (even at WOT) it would just lug. It did eventually downshift from 4th after a several of tries. It just wasn't consistent.
...Now remember this overdrive tranny is a completely different monster for me...so bare with my questions.
1. My glide felt stronger "out of the hole" eventhough this 200-4r tranny is geared much lower. My glide 1st gear was 1.76 the 200-4r is 2.78! Any thoughts on this? Maybe its the smooth accleration and shifting of the 200 that is tricking my brain. My glide was brutal on my driveline and shifted violently. LOL. I just thought for sure it would pull a lot harder in 1st gear but it does pull nicely in 2nd and 3rd.
2. The car is shifting a little too early for me even though I adjusted the TV made EZ cable per specs. (Bottom the TV adjustment all the way back and push the pedal to WOT). I heard it click several times.
3. If I adjust the TV cable back towards the firewall a click at a time will this make the tranny shift firmer and hold the shifts out longer? Could this also help the downshifting be more consistent?
4. Does changing the spring pressure in the T.V limit valve effect WOT shifting only when the car is in the OVERDRIVE position?
5. Does the spring pressure of the small weight on the governor effect both WOT and partial throttle shifting in the OVERDRIVE position?
6. If I decide to wait a little while before I fix the WOT shifting can I manually shift my car at 6000 RPMs without damaging anything??.....assuming my upshifting and downshifting is correct at Partial thottle.
I have a pro rachet composite-X shifter that I can manually shift with ease so this wouldn't be a problem for me. I just don't want to burn up the transmission. I only ask these questions because I have only owned TH-350s, TH-400s and glides in the past. I don't want to make any assumptions and who better to ask than the Buick GN guys ....
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Dave
I checked all the line pressures in all the gearts at IDLE and 1500 RPMs before I test drove it. Every reading was right on the money. I adjusted the TV made EZ cable exactly like the instructions stated. Push it all the way in and pushed the pedal at WOT. and heard/saw all the clicks....so I took it out for a test drive. The car seemed to shift a little early at partial throttle. I was in overdrive/lock up at 35-40MPH at light throttle.
It would downshift pretty good from 2nd to 1st but it didn't seem like it wanted to downshift in 3rd or 4th especially if the tranny was in lock-up (even at WOT) it would just lug. It did eventually downshift from 4th after a several of tries. It just wasn't consistent.
...Now remember this overdrive tranny is a completely different monster for me...so bare with my questions.
1. My glide felt stronger "out of the hole" eventhough this 200-4r tranny is geared much lower. My glide 1st gear was 1.76 the 200-4r is 2.78! Any thoughts on this? Maybe its the smooth accleration and shifting of the 200 that is tricking my brain. My glide was brutal on my driveline and shifted violently. LOL. I just thought for sure it would pull a lot harder in 1st gear but it does pull nicely in 2nd and 3rd.
2. The car is shifting a little too early for me even though I adjusted the TV made EZ cable per specs. (Bottom the TV adjustment all the way back and push the pedal to WOT). I heard it click several times.
3. If I adjust the TV cable back towards the firewall a click at a time will this make the tranny shift firmer and hold the shifts out longer? Could this also help the downshifting be more consistent?
4. Does changing the spring pressure in the T.V limit valve effect WOT shifting only when the car is in the OVERDRIVE position?
5. Does the spring pressure of the small weight on the governor effect both WOT and partial throttle shifting in the OVERDRIVE position?
6. If I decide to wait a little while before I fix the WOT shifting can I manually shift my car at 6000 RPMs without damaging anything??.....assuming my upshifting and downshifting is correct at Partial thottle.
I have a pro rachet composite-X shifter that I can manually shift with ease so this wouldn't be a problem for me. I just don't want to burn up the transmission. I only ask these questions because I have only owned TH-350s, TH-400s and glides in the past. I don't want to make any assumptions and who better to ask than the Buick GN guys ....
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Dave
