[elky] Re: Controller for 2004R

  • From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>, El Camino List <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 15:22:12 -0600

Yep, I was avoiding that kit, I want to be able to pick the mph, somewhere
between 35 and 40 does it for around here.

No I don't have a cable corrector, I have put some sleeves on the end of the
cable to extend the range of the cable. It shifts fine, just locks up funny.


JC
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On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I definitely missed that there was no factory lockup control.  So the
> Monte hasn't had a working lockup since you've had it?  That makes
> troubleshooting tough since you don't know if this trans will lockup
> normally...
>
> I have faith in the collective brain power of the Elky list!  We'll
> figure it out.
>
> (On a side note, I read the Monte has an Edelbrock 1405, do you have a
> cable corrector for the trans cable?)
>
> When I had the 700 in my Malibu (~'02) I used a cheap kit that locked
> up the converter whenever the trans was in 4th gear.  It was annoying
> because the trans shifted to 4th too soon and then 4th with lockup
> meant a serious bog.  On top of that I had 2.73 gears.  It was
> somewhat better when I changed to 3.42s and manually shifted.
>
>

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