Ok, so I have noticed a few things driving my new '87 hatchback around. First off, what is being described in this thread with the overdrive not staying locked in and only locking with a fair amount of the gas pedal being pushed down. I had the same issue on my '88.



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Secondly, it seems like my tranny is shifting too early. Under normal crusing conditions it shifts at ~11mph, ~21mph, and ~30mph into 2nd/3rd/4th, respectively. If I'm flooring it it'll get into 4th at about 39-40mph. I don't have an aftermarket tach set up yet, so I don't know exactly what RPM's I'm at, but it just feels like it's shifting too soon. Also, the car will rarely drop gears to accelerate quickly, no matter how far I'm pushing the pedal it just won't do it. Has anyone had an issue like this with their auto tranny? Any advice for what I should be looking at, or if this is even an issue? I assume it's some sort of tranny cable issue, or maybe something to do with the TPS or throttle cable?

 

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Check your detent/kickdown cable first.