First of all thumbs up to all the posts from my kick down cable post. Those were great posts folks. Also read Art's link on that transmission replacement seal replacement, Art was right on the money about how well that was done.

I will have to give the cable replacement a try, was thinking about having my pro do it. Fate cruelly intervened Saturday, my pro of the last 28 years had someone walk in and buy his building last week for what his contract was asking. It was a cash deal and they gave him to this past Monday to vacate the building. He was emptying out the shop Saturday on the way to retirement dang it. So it's time to man up and do this thing. Have to go down to Sam's and see about shampoo and shower caps in bulk.

I have a very temp fix for the cable in place and working. Went down to the pup and sliced off the throttle body end of a cable, that is were Inga's cable broke. Cut Inga's wire back and then drilled out the center a butt slice with a drill bit. Slipped the donor section and the very end of the old kick down cable into the drilled out butt splice so the wires were sticking out both sides. Crimped both ends of it and then applied a good coating of flux (plumbers flux). Pulled out the map gas and some silver solder and was able to get solder to flow into the butt splice and onto the wire. Just for luck after the wires and crimp cooled a bit mixed up some J B Weld and coated the entire connector and the ends of the wires from end to end with the mixture. Let it cure for a couple of days before hooking it up yesterday morning. I have had kick down for two days now and dang you really need that thing to work and work well. I was pulling the car into 2nd and hitting the OD off to accelerate away from a light after driving for a bit. Pretty sure the OD was staying engaged almost the entire time. The Temp cable fix really showed just how important that cable really is.

Before I don the shower cap and head down under a couple of more questions. How much transmission fluid will be needed after my fluid shower is done and the new cable is in place?

Will I have to remove the transmission fluid lines, and if yes are there any seals that will need to be replaced?

Can someone describe removing that filler tube one more time. At the pup, slid up under an 88 model and that sucker is really on there. What am I missing or doing wrong.

Upside of the PUP visit was a solid rattle free glove box and a nice solid passengers door pocket were found and purchased. The Filler Tube nut was an exercise of failure however.

Thanks and Regards,

Paul