Stephen Cowell

"bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
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> WARNING! don't drive without it! TF727's need that lever to control line
> pressure. it will eat itself rapidly if you drive it without this lever
> installed.

I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
TorqueFlite 727.
__
Steve
..

Stephen Cowell

"bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
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....
> WARNING! don't drive without it! TF727's need that lever to control line
> pressure. it will eat itself rapidly if you drive it without this lever
> installed.

I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
TorqueFlite 727.
__
Steve
..

Stephen Cowell

"bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
news:bm6mk4$ji8v3$1@ID-177997.news.uni-berlin.de...
....
> WARNING! don't drive without it! TF727's need that lever to control line
> pressure. it will eat itself rapidly if you drive it without this lever
> installed.

I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
TorqueFlite 727.
__
Steve
..

bob zee

" Stephen Cowell" <scowell@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>
> "bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
> news:bm6mk4$ji8v3$1@ID-177997.news.uni-berlin.de...
> ...
> > WARNING! don't drive without it! TF727's need that lever to control
line
> > pressure. it will eat itself rapidly if you drive it without this lever
> > installed.
>
> I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
> to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
> TorqueFlite 727.
> __
> Steve
> .

yes, this is bad. do you shift this thing manually? if you don't, you
probably have noticed that it probably shifts itself through all 3 gears
before you are even all the way through an intersection.
the kickdown lever controls line pressure - line pressure controls how hard
the bands clamp the drums. you don't want the drum to slowly stop from a
band just barely clamping it. this generates a lot of heat from friction.
heat eats bands and clutches. the optimum duty cycle for an automatic
includes instantaneous shifts with no slippage of the bands on the drums.
this results in harsh driving conditions, but the transmission will
definitely live longer.

'67 Chrysler 300. beautiful car. big block, i presume? yes, it will most
definitely be a 727. a 904 wouldn't live for very long behind anything else
in that car!

--
bob z.
p.s.

"people with less brain power than you are doing more difficult things
everyday"©

bob zee

" Stephen Cowell" <scowell@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>
> "bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
> news:bm6mk4$ji8v3$1@ID-177997.news.uni-berlin.de...
> ...
> > WARNING! don't drive without it! TF727's need that lever to control
line
> > pressure. it will eat itself rapidly if you drive it without this lever
> > installed.
>
> I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
> to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
> TorqueFlite 727.
> __
> Steve
> .

yes, this is bad. do you shift this thing manually? if you don't, you
probably have noticed that it probably shifts itself through all 3 gears
before you are even all the way through an intersection.
the kickdown lever controls line pressure - line pressure controls how hard
the bands clamp the drums. you don't want the drum to slowly stop from a
band just barely clamping it. this generates a lot of heat from friction.
heat eats bands and clutches. the optimum duty cycle for an automatic
includes instantaneous shifts with no slippage of the bands on the drums.
this results in harsh driving conditions, but the transmission will
definitely live longer.

'67 Chrysler 300. beautiful car. big block, i presume? yes, it will most
definitely be a 727. a 904 wouldn't live for very long behind anything else
in that car!

--
bob z.
p.s.

"people with less brain power than you are doing more difficult things
everyday"©

bob zee

" Stephen Cowell" <scowell@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>
> "bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
> news:bm6mk4$ji8v3$1@ID-177997.news.uni-berlin.de...
> ...
> > WARNING! don't drive without it! TF727's need that lever to control
line
> > pressure. it will eat itself rapidly if you drive it without this lever
> > installed.
>
> I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
> to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
> TorqueFlite 727.
> __
> Steve
> .

yes, this is bad. do you shift this thing manually? if you don't, you
probably have noticed that it probably shifts itself through all 3 gears
before you are even all the way through an intersection.
the kickdown lever controls line pressure - line pressure controls how hard
the bands clamp the drums. you don't want the drum to slowly stop from a
band just barely clamping it. this generates a lot of heat from friction.
heat eats bands and clutches. the optimum duty cycle for an automatic
includes instantaneous shifts with no slippage of the bands on the drums.
this results in harsh driving conditions, but the transmission will
definitely live longer.

'67 Chrysler 300. beautiful car. big block, i presume? yes, it will most
definitely be a 727. a 904 wouldn't live for very long behind anything else
in that car!

--
bob z.
p.s.

"people with less brain power than you are doing more difficult things
everyday"©

Stephen Cowell

"bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
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....
> > I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
> > to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
> > TorqueFlite 727.
> > __
> > Steve
> > .
>
> yes, this is bad. do you shift this thing manually? if you don't, you
> probably have noticed that it probably shifts itself through all 3 gears
> before you are even all the way through an intersection.

I had noticed that...

> the kickdown lever controls line pressure - line pressure controls how
hard
> the bands clamp the drums. you don't want the drum to slowly stop from a
> band just barely clamping it. this generates a lot of heat from friction.
> heat eats bands and clutches. the optimum duty cycle for an automatic
> includes instantaneous shifts with no slippage of the bands on the drums.
> this results in harsh driving conditions, but the transmission will
> definitely live longer.

Ok, thanks... I don't drive it much, it sits out there and glares
at me. Too expensive to keep legal, and since it's not registered/
insured, I definitely drive it a minimum.

> '67 Chrysler 300. beautiful car. big block, i presume? yes, it will
most
> definitely be a 727. a 904 wouldn't live for very long behind anything
else
> in that car!

Yes, big is the operative word. It's the two-door, with 350hp 440.
A labor of love, bought the thing
for $500, got several thousand in it, without repairing the rust
(ever seen a vinyl top bubble up? Not pretty...). Still, it's the
only hot-rod I got... I should work on it sometime.
__
Steve
..

Stephen Cowell

"bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
news:bm9683$k2ho5$1@ID-177997.news.uni-berlin.de...
....
> > I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
> > to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
> > TorqueFlite 727.
> > __
> > Steve
> > .
>
> yes, this is bad. do you shift this thing manually? if you don't, you
> probably have noticed that it probably shifts itself through all 3 gears
> before you are even all the way through an intersection.

I had noticed that...

> the kickdown lever controls line pressure - line pressure controls how
hard
> the bands clamp the drums. you don't want the drum to slowly stop from a
> band just barely clamping it. this generates a lot of heat from friction.
> heat eats bands and clutches. the optimum duty cycle for an automatic
> includes instantaneous shifts with no slippage of the bands on the drums.
> this results in harsh driving conditions, but the transmission will
> definitely live longer.

Ok, thanks... I don't drive it much, it sits out there and glares
at me. Too expensive to keep legal, and since it's not registered/
insured, I definitely drive it a minimum.

> '67 Chrysler 300. beautiful car. big block, i presume? yes, it will
most
> definitely be a 727. a 904 wouldn't live for very long behind anything
else
> in that car!

Yes, big is the operative word. It's the two-door, with 350hp 440.
A labor of love, bought the thing
for $500, got several thousand in it, without repairing the rust
(ever seen a vinyl top bubble up? Not pretty...). Still, it's the
only hot-rod I got... I should work on it sometime.
__
Steve
..

Stephen Cowell

"bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
news:bm9683$k2ho5$1@ID-177997.news.uni-berlin.de...
....
> > I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
> > to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
> > TorqueFlite 727.
> > __
> > Steve
> > .
>
> yes, this is bad. do you shift this thing manually? if you don't, you
> probably have noticed that it probably shifts itself through all 3 gears
> before you are even all the way through an intersection.

I had noticed that...

> the kickdown lever controls line pressure - line pressure controls how
hard
> the bands clamp the drums. you don't want the drum to slowly stop from a
> band just barely clamping it. this generates a lot of heat from friction.
> heat eats bands and clutches. the optimum duty cycle for an automatic
> includes instantaneous shifts with no slippage of the bands on the drums.
> this results in harsh driving conditions, but the transmission will
> definitely live longer.

Ok, thanks... I don't drive it much, it sits out there and glares
at me. Too expensive to keep legal, and since it's not registered/
insured, I definitely drive it a minimum.

> '67 Chrysler 300. beautiful car. big block, i presume? yes, it will
most
> definitely be a 727. a 904 wouldn't live for very long behind anything
else
> in that car!

Yes, big is the operative word. It's the two-door, with 350hp 440.
A labor of love, bought the thing
for $500, got several thousand in it, without repairing the rust
(ever seen a vinyl top bubble up? Not pretty...). Still, it's the
only hot-rod I got... I should work on it sometime.
__
Steve
..

c

" Stephen Cowell" <scowell@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>
> "bob zee" <cam509@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
> news:bm9683$k2ho5$1@ID-177997.news.uni-berlin.de...
> ...
> > > I have a '67 Chrysler 300; I've taken the kickdown and wired it
> > > to one spot (off, of course). Is this bad? I believe it has the
> > > TorqueFlite 727.
> > > __
> > > Steve
> > > .
> >
> > yes, this is bad. do you shift this thing manually? if you don't, you
> > probably have noticed that it probably shifts itself through all 3 gears
> > before you are even all the way through an intersection.
>
> I had noticed that...
>
> > the kickdown lever controls line pressure - line pressure controls how
> hard
> > the bands clamp the drums. you don't want the drum to slowly stop from
a
> > band just barely clamping it. this generates a lot of heat from
friction.
> > heat eats bands and clutches. the optimum duty cycle for an automatic
> > includes instantaneous shifts with no slippage of the bands on the
drums.
> > this results in harsh driving conditions, but the transmission will
> > definitely live longer.
>
> Ok, thanks... I don't drive it much, it sits out there and glares
> at me. Too expensive to keep legal, and since it's not registered/
> insured, I definitely drive it a minimum.
>
> > '67 Chrysler 300. beautiful car. big block, i presume? yes, it will
> most
> > definitely be a 727. a 904 wouldn't live for very long behind anything
> else
> > in that car!
>
> Yes, big is the operative word. It's the two-door, with 350hp 440.
> A labor of love, bought the thing
> for $500, got several thousand in it, without repairing the rust
> (ever seen a vinyl top bubble up? Not pretty...). Still, it's the
> only hot-rod I got... I should work on it sometime.
> __
> Steve
> .

If you don't care about the car being original or not, go to www.lokar.com
and check out their kickdown cables. They are easy to hook up and they work
great. Look good too.

Chris