[sberman431]

do you need to have this. looks like mine has not been hooked up is there a cover to block the hole

 

[jpmdaddy]

which motor and transmission do you have in your Elky? Believe your elky left the factory with a kickdown cable :dontknow:

 

[sberman431]

i have. 73 i have a 350 with a turbo 350 i pulled the motor and trans and seems like the cable coming out of the tranny to the firewall was not hooked up the one to the carb is ok

 

[jpmdaddy]

I just had a TH350 put into my 66, with a 350 motor. The tranny shop put a new kickdown cable since my old one was for a powerglide.

Without the cable, my shifts and downshifts wouldn't work properly.

Others on this forum should chime in with their experience, but I believe you need that to be hooked up....

 

[sberman431]

where does it hook up it was just hanging in there

 

[jpmdaddy]

There is a little stud of sorts on the side of the carb, just below where the throttle cable attaches, usually almost directly behind where the throttle return spring is attached.

I'll post a picture later - battery for my camera went dead and is charging right now.

 

[1980SteelBeast]

You're kickdown needs to be hooked up unless you like downshifting on the column. To make sure its hooked to the trans,pull the cable from where it hooks to the carb and see if you feel tension on it and if it snaps back towards the trans. If it does,hook it to the stud under the accelerator cable.(assuming you have a qjet) After its connected on the carb,you'll have to lift the tab behind the kickdown cable bracket and have someone push the gas pedal to the floor. When they push that down,the cable automatically adjusts and then you push the tab back down.

 

[sberman431]

so what your say is it goes from the tranny to the carb

 

[jpmdaddy]

yes

 

[darbysan]

It will require a bracket on the intake to fit and adjust the cable. It has a square hole in it. If you don't have the bracket, the cable will not work.

 

[sberman431]

mine goes from the tranny to the fire wall that is where i get lost
there is one from there to the carb could it of been changed

 

[jpmdaddy]

Can you post some pics, close ups, of what you have?

 

[sberman431]

the motor and trans are out of car ---- trying to get it ready to put back in and saw this
so not sure if a pic will help

 

[jpmdaddy]

perhaps a shot of your carb linkage area and the ends of the cables you have..... not sure.

I will post a pic of mine soon, battery still charging.

 

[darbysan]

are you thinking of the Speedo Cable by chance- Metal sheathed cable?

 

[sberman431]

Ill wait and see your pic
Also where would be the best place to order one
Im finding 73 parts are not easy to find

 

[sberman431]

Its not the speedo cable but i do need a new one lol.

 

[jpmdaddy]

I don't think the kickdown tranny cable is generation specific. I would think a cable for ANY 350 motor connecting to a TH350 tranny would be the same, no matter what year car it is in.

 

[sberman431]

I found this one. Atp 135-y 104. Pretty sure thats the one

 

[1980SteelBeast]

I don't think the kickdown tranny cable is generation specific. I would think a cable for ANY 350 motor connecting to a TH350 tranny would be the same, no matter what year car it is in.

The cables are the same but some are different lengths.