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Offline MikenMpls

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what about the kick down?
« on: May 07, 2015, 07:25:22 PM »
What do you do with the kickdown valve when you remove the kickdown lever and associated pieces inside the pan of a powerglide?  It looks as if it could slide back and forth now with ease.

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Re: what about the kick down?
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2015, 07:26:54 PM »
Are removing these pieces while retaining a stock valvebody?

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Re: what about the kick down?
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2015, 08:20:27 PM »
No its an aftermarket valvebody but its a stock case. It has the hole for the kickdown vale so i slid the spool valve in.

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Re: what about the kick down?
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2015, 03:58:29 PM »
If the makes of the valve body took it, they did it for a reason. Either they are using it for a dump or vent cavity, or they simply deemed it unnecessary and removed it. If you put one back in I would remove it.

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Re: what about the kick down?
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2015, 08:25:18 PM »
Thank, i'm adding it to the to do list