ANSWER "Kickdown" and "TV" cables aren't really the same thing. Let's take it from the top: Many old-school automatic transmissions use both a governor and a vacuum modulator to help regulate ...

Proper throttle-valve (TV) cable adjustment on GM '80s through early '90s automatic transmissions is crucial for assuring their proper operation.Most GM automatics built during the 1980s through ...

Q: What does kickdown mean in an automatic transmission? A: Kickdown is a downshift in an automatic transmission triggered when the driver pushes the car’s accelerator to the floor.

The AOD has one cable-controlled system. C4 shift points are controlled by a combination of intake manifold vacuum and kick-down lever position. In normal driving, the kick-down cable is not involved.

Ford’s hardy cable-modulated Automatic Overdrive (AOD) was produced from 1980 to 1991, then became an electronically controlled transmission known as the AOD-E in 1991. Later, the AOD-E became ...