Dartin for Divorce

Updates- the good and the bad..

The good first- i loosened and re-tightened the front band... finger tight and 1 turn out. Then I set the throttle cable and idle speed to 750-800 rpms. Then set KD to no slack. Set the idle screws to factory specs. Then set the secondary door to factory specs, when at factory I tightened it like 2 turns tight.

Took it for some driving. Had to make the KD a touch tighter with the little adjusting nuts. 1-2 shift is around 22mph and 250p rpms, 2-3 shift is around 45mph and roughly 3k rpms. No flare and I can make it shift a touch earlier if I let off the throttle a bit for the 2-3 shift.

Right now I'm getting a slight hesitstion (no bog) when in 3rd and I go WOT, but I'm assuming its because... its kicking down into 2nd gear and the hesitation is just the time it takes to downshift :thumbsup::steering: power is good, I have traction and don't spin tires :( so that will have to be corrected at some point lol.

The bad- I'm done adjusting it. My OCD/ADHD is making me want to have it all 100% perfect, but its a 51yr old car transmission with only a 200 dollar rebuilt 2500 stall stock 11in converter. There is no perfect with my car at this time.

View attachment 1715655265

View attachment 1715655266

View attachment 1715655267

That sounds about perfect! What more could you want? LOL. Maybe fine tune the air door and accel pump a bit more in the future. Otherwise just drive it, check the plugs and oil occasionally..