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Hey Pete was wondering what is the best way to adjust TV cable on an 85 vette .I did it the way it says to do in the Haynes manual and my trans seems to shift to soon.I was wondering if it is alright to do it the gas pedal way.That is to slide the adjuster in and push the gas pedal to the floor. seems to be two schools of thought on this in the forum archives , thanks Steve
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Hey Pete was wondering what is the best way to adjust TV cable on an 85 vette .I did it the way it says to do in the Haynes manual and my trans seems to shift to soon.I was wondering if it is alright to do it the gas pedal way.That is to slide the adjuster in and push the gas pedal to the floor. seems to be two schools of thought on this in the forum archives , thanks Steve
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I always recommend opening the throttle with the pedal, rather than manually, from under the hood. If adjusted from under the hood, you may end up adjusting it further than you have to. More than you would ever see under actual driving conditions. I didn't pop in earlier, because the post was addressed to Pete K. and I had no idea what the "the Haynes manual" said.
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I always recommend opening the throttle with the pedal, rather than manually, from under the hood. If adjusted from under the hood, you may end up adjusting it further than you have to. More than you would ever see under actual driving conditions. I didn't pop in earlier, because the post was addressed to Pete K. and I had no idea what the "the Haynes manual" said.
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I have my Throttle that open perfect flat and it reach the same flat position when the pedal is depressed.
Unless you are in my same situation, follow thw Cfi-EFI advice
If you open the throttle manually (and the pedal can only open it a small amount less..), the trans never will see the max line pressure .
-Beppe-
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Also. (I should have mentioned this in my first post)
The TV cable adjustment has little to do with the shift points (rpms). That is a function of the governor.
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Originally Posted by steven mack
I did it the way it says to do in the Haynes manual and my trans seems to shift to soon.
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I always recommend opening the throttle with the pedal, rather than manually, from under the hood. If adjusted from under the hood, you may end up adjusting it further than you have to. More than you would ever see under actual driving conditions. I didn't pop in earlier, because the post was addressed to Pete K. and I had no idea what the "the Haynes manual" said.
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Adjusting it at the throttle body is only accurate if the car actually goes to wot with the pedal on the floor. Most do fall a pinch short of wot when fully depressed.
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Originally Posted by Cutter1
Line pressure and governer have everything to do with shift points.
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It is the only correct way to change part throttle, and wide open throttle shift points. Be prepared for alot of trial and error to get it exactly where you want it.