'82 GL converted by PO to AT. Runs perfectly, other than hesitation: If I'm travelling at 55 and slow down to 35 to allow the car ahead to turn right, when I hit the gas again to accelerate there is NOTHING. I originally just chalked it up as the 009 distributor. So I put in a factory rebuilt 205, timed it right at 7.5BTDC and set dwell at 50. It behaves no differently at all. No guts at all if you slow down to ~35 then NEED to accelerate to get back to the 55 mph speed limit. It takes a good 15 seconds to go from 35 back to 55 on flat ground. If I'm approaching a hill I either have to make the right turn with that vehicle or hope the fast lane is open. I finally realized the AT is not downshifting on its own in this situation. So, rpm's will be at an idle but I'll still be in 3rd. Just coming to a stoplight it downshifts like butter. Is this normal? Should I manually shift it to 2nd then back to D? Other than this complaint it drives like it is brand new. But, this scenario almost makes it a hazard to those behind me. 5k miles on rebuilt engine. TIA, Paul '82 GL |
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