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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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Question OD shifting

I have been having problems with my overdrive shift point, i have to almost completely let off of the throttle to get it to shift into overdrive, also i want to use WOT without downshifting back into 3rd. I have read through the "sticky" but am still a little unsure. What would be best: the potentiometer gimmick, or the governor pressure switch?? Thanks for all input!
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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Sounds like your TPS is out of adjustment or bad, adjusting it is easy enough. There's a thread in the sticky. Replacing it is expensive. I got quoted 300 from my local parts store. It was enough to convince me to do the pot fix. I like being able to adjust my shift point on the fly, But it won't kick down like a passing gear if you nail the throttle like the TPS(stock) setup. Just have to turn the **** to kick it down first, or hit the O/D off switch. About $10 for the pot, and $300 for the TPS......You choose
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 08:35 AM
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Got a potentiometer, going that way, governor plug looks to hard to get to,for now, thanks fellas. One step closer to making an automatic OKish
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