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Technical => Misc Tech => Topic started by: blu84302 on November 15, 2007, 11:05:51 AM

Title: Holley 1850 and AOD?
Post by: blu84302 on November 15, 2007, 11:05:51 AM
Well, I want to hook the the TV cable and I have a Holley 1850 with a kickdown shaft in it. 

Does anyone else have this setup?  I called Holley and they said they don't support the hookup to an AOD.  So does anyone have any suggestions other than buying more stuff.  I really want to get this project done this weekend.  Any pics of your setup would be great.
Title: Holley 1850 and AOD?
Post by: 88BlueBird on November 15, 2007, 12:54:16 PM
Try Lokar...they have cables for AOD to carb setups
Title: Holley 1850 and AOD?
Post by: blu84302 on November 16, 2007, 12:59:07 AM
Well a post from masterblaster helped me out.

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Okay, first let's use the proper terminology.

The AOD does not have a kickdown lever, cable or linkage.
(I don't care what Lokar calls theirs)
It does have a TV (Throttle Valve) lever, cable or linkage.

A "kickdown" works by doing nothing until the throttle is at a certain point, then basically triggering a valve that forces the trans to downshift. The speed range where the downshift is permitted is usually controlled by a vacuum modulator.

The TV system works by continuously varying the internal oil pressure in the trans based on where the throttle happens to be, along with the governor in the tail of the trans.

If your TV cable doesn't even start moving until you're part-way (1/4 to 1/2) into the gas, then it's the same as running with the cable disconnected, as talked about in many other threads that included warnings of transmissions destroyed in less than 10 miles.

That shuddering was likely the clutches slipping and sliding as they tried to self-destruct.



So now what i'm looking for is pics of a 5.0 cfi linkage. (stock)  or how you've hooked up a holley to the tv rod.
Title: Holley 1850 and AOD?
Post by: Clayton on November 16, 2007, 04:07:02 PM
betcha wish ya had the 83 there still dontcha?

that one peg  behind the main throttle peice is for the kickdown via the cat
Title: Holley 1850 and AOD?
Post by: tomsbird1983 on November 16, 2007, 06:13:50 PM
I  agree with the guy about the  TV  (on the AOD ). I a 1983 t-bird with a 302 and an AOD in it.And the TV rod is original to the car.
Title: Holley 1850 and AOD?
Post by: blu84302 on November 17, 2007, 12:42:46 AM
Well folks, could you please explain a little more where the hookup is. 

Blackjack I don't know which point you're talking about.
Title: Holley 1850 and AOD?
Post by: dudeman351 on November 18, 2007, 01:40:26 PM
heres what i did to my truck when i put the 500 holley on it. i used a holley choke cable bracket to attach the tv rod to the linkage heres a couple of pics
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