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    th400 kick down switch

    What year vehicles will have the pedal switch? And was this only a th400 feature?.....or do other transmissions use the switch as well?
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    th400 kick down switch

    Thanks for the response......so just to clarify.....when you come to a stop it downshifts back to 1. But when you hammer the throttle in 2 or 3 it doesn't downshift a gear?
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    th400 kick down switch

    I'm swapping a 5.3l vortec in my 87 c10. It has a th400 from the factory, and my understanding is that the TBI ecm controlled the kick down (spade terminal on driver side of trans). What's the best way to trigger this wire in my swap? Should I mount an earlier th400 kick down switch on the...
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    87 R10 Battery/Starter/Alternator Wiring

    Thanks for the reply.....looks to me that this wiring changed slightly from the earlier trucks, but is fundamentally the same.....the junction box on the firewall appears to be powered from the alt rather than the starter on the later trucks. I would still like to hear from someone with an...
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    87 R10 Battery/Starter/Alternator Wiring

    I'm swapping the factory 305 with a 5.3l in my 87 R10. I plan to use the 87 batt/alt/starter wiring with the 5.3l and I can't recall how the wires were routed. The positive battery cable is self explanatory......to the starter and the alt. Its the top red wire from firewall bulkhead that has...
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