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  1. Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!concert!theo!brooks
  3. From: brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks)
  4. Subject: Re: tranny problems
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec14.004502.26047@mcnc.org>
  6. Sender: daemon@mcnc.org (David Daemon)
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: alvin.mcnc.org
  8. Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
  9. References: <6235.196.uupcb@yob.sccsi.com> <101777@netnews.upenn.edu>
  10. Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 00:45:02 GMT
  11. Lines: 26
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  13. In article <101777@netnews.upenn.edu> george@mech.seas.upenn.edu writes:
  14. >
  15. >:   >>>shift properly (it is in third by 20 mph) and it has no passing gear. 
  16. >
  17. >
  18. >:Check the detent/kickdown cable. Only cable from trans to the throttle
  19. >
  20. >gm stopped using cables in ~1974 ( anyone know why?, i like'd 'em )
  21. >This car will have a vacuum operated kick down, but i dont see
  22. >why a problem with that would cause early upshifting.
  23. >--
  24. >  /   george jefferson
  25. >\/ *  george@mech.seas.upenn.edu
  26.  
  27. Not true. My '87 Pontiac 6000 uses a kickdown cable.
  28.  
  29. Ted Brooks
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  31. | Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are my own, and do not reflect    |
  32. | those of my employer. Advice is free, but you get what you pay for.  |
  33. |                               ________                               |
  34. |                         _____|  1955  |_______                       |
  35. |                        /      Chevrolet      /                       |
  36. |                       /______  BelAir  _____/                        |
  37. |                              |________|                              |
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