The po of my 87 had a baumann shift kit installed but I noticed that it wont shift into 4th unless I let off the gas. I know it is designed to do this to protect the overdrive band but is it supposed to do that even at say light throttle?
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It's only supposed to do that at WOT (IIRC over about 50% throttle)... so I'm thinking that whatever spring is involved in that has cratered and is having no affect until essentially all pressure is removed.
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Originally posted by gadget73Originally posted by dmccaig -
Damn thats what I thought. Ill have to try and get a hold of the po and see if it did that before he swapped it to a carb. Luckily 4th doesnt slip or anything so the trans seems to be in good shape other than whats going on.Comment
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If the TV pressure is too high it won't upshift either. What are your shift points currently under light throttle?86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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They seem normal but it has 4.10 gears so maybe it is holding them out a little, I cant tell. Ill know more when I have it back together and running. Does anyone know where to get a gauge and a long line to check tv pressure from the port?Comment
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Oh and I forgot to mention at heavy throttle itll shift 1-2 at a reasonable rpm but shifts 2-3 early for some reason.Comment
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what are you using for a TV setup if its carb?
Its just an oil pressure gauge, but you need to pull the cable a specified amount. Not exactly sure how the Ford procedure translates to non-stock arrangements though.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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I dont have any pictures of before I pulled the intake apart but it was similar to a Lokar setup except it was a little jerry rigged. It did its job in the sense that the bracket for the tv cable had a bracket to bolt to and was attached to the carb in the right way. Damn I wish I had pics. When I get all the pieces I need for the efi swap Ill take it for a short spin and see how it is.Comment
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Putting it back to EFI then? That will at least give you geometry that is known to work correctly and eliminate a variable.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Yea the po swapped it to carb and removed a bunch of stuff. Im in the middle of swapping it back to efi/stock and restoring it. I dont like it being carb’d because its half assed and honestly there are no gains to be had using the stock heads and cam. Im just looking for a cruiser not another racecar.Comment
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the half-ass would be what annoyed me the most. I'm really not much on carbs but a proper clean install is acceptable. Few people pull that off. Usually most of the EFI wiring is still there but hacked away, the fuel system plumbing is a CF, and overall it just looks like someone threw it together with whatever crap they had on hand.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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And for those very reasons Im going back to stock. It ran ok with a carb but it was a little hacked up and there were wiring harnesses everywhere that went/go to nothing.
Im not against a carb but in this case its unnecessary when it came from the factory with efi and was reliable. Its like downgrading. I can see if it was a police model with a carb’d 351w and the po wanted to ditch the vv carb but this just wasnt right. And the carb on it was way too big and had a dual plane intake that shines in an rpm that these motors will never see.Comment
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yeah, thats the usual way carb swaps are done. Flushing a toilet on top of one of these engines will not make it perform better. Usually it just wastes a lot of fuel. Honestly with one of these motors in stock form you don't really need more than a 2bbl can provide.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Lol I figured as much. I have parts coming in the mail so I *should* have her up and running by this weekend then Ill take her out for a spin. The more I think about it the more I wonder if the tv cable was too tight. Ill know soon enough. The only other thing I can think about is maybe something was done to the valve body, Ill see what the baumann instructions say.Comment
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