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Originally Posted by Schurkey
There is nothing in the shift linkage that will cause a TH400 to start in second gear instead of first gear.
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Is this a question or statement?
I have been searching for a reason for a while. I even followed instructions to troubleshoot the governor. It was not stuck or sticking when I removed it; all parts moved freely.
I checked the shifter cable. I even removed the shifter to insure that the cable allowed travel from park to low position on transmission.
If anything, I thought that driving without the kick-down switch connected caused a problem.
I cannot manually shift into low while driving. It will shift from drive into second speed only.
If it does start off in 1st/low, it is not detectable to me. I only feel and hear it shift once.
The engine is a 428 with 68 intake and 77 quadrajet. It used to have 041 cam and 4.10 ratio. I removed the Moroso Brute Strength for a 3 series carrier and now use 3.08 and 068 camshaft. It should still start from a standstill with good effort. My Saturn L200 feels like it has more pull.
That's why I was asking about over-the-counter replacement to install.
I used to go to Dudley's Transmission. Somebody else owned it and was in North Las Vegas but they shut down.