Guest Posted August 18, 2001 Share Posted August 18, 2001 Guys,<BR>I'd love to find a service manual for my '66 Lark. I DO have the Fisher body manual but the balance would be ducky. If anyone has one for sale let me know. (Yep, I'm watching ebay).<BR>In the interim, here's a query.<BR>The transmission has a two wire connector on the left side up toward the front. I've now found out (thanks to you all) what that connector IS.<BR>What I don't know is how to hook it up. Can someone (YellowLark :-)) tell me which wire goes where. I could use color but I can also do it with a multimeter if needed.<BR>And I thank you for your support...<P>Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2001 Share Posted August 18, 2001 Try Year One or CARS ( <A HREF="http://www.buick-parts.com" TARGET=_blank>www.buick-parts.com</A> ). I think both of them sell reprints of the 66 Buick shop manuals. I've seen ads in Cars and Parts that have entire manuals available on CD-Rom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 try here too!<BR> <A HREF="http://www.factoryautomanuals.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.factoryautomanuals.com/</A> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sintid58 Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 I bought a manual for my 58 from the Buick farm they would be worth a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigredbuick Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 I had good luck getting body and chassis manuals for my 65 Lesabre from <A HREF="http://www.autobooksbishko.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.autobooksbishko.com/</A> <P>-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowLark Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 Well, I'm not at home right now to refer to a manual, but i'll take a shot at it.<P>There are two switches that actuate the shift down (detente) and the switch-pitch.<P>The primary one is a long plunger mechanism that attaches to the carb throttle on the driver's side. The other is a microswitch that sits on the rear top of the accelerator rod where it adjusts and does a sharp downward angle at the nearest point to the firewall.<P>The plunger switch determines the downshift and also the switch-pitch during higher speeds. The rear microswitch senses when the car is at idle and switches the converter vanes to take the load off the engine.<P>The microswitch's wiring loops into the plunger's wiring, just gives it another "on" condition. <P>One of the plunger's terminals is a hot lead, one is for the detente and another for the switch-pitch. I need the manual to see which terminal is on top, etc. But, you should check to make sure that you have both switches, and if the black and white wires are there, then that's how you connect them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 YL,<BR>Once again you come through and I thank you.<BR>Problem is I didn't make myself clear enough.<BR>(BTW, I ordered a manual from Irv, thanks for the tip there guys).<BR>I have all the connections in the engine compartment the way they should be, I think.<BR>The wire that's cut/broken is the set that connects to the trans itself.<BR>THAT'S where I need the help. :-)<P>TIA, again,<P>Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowLark Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 There is a plug connector that inserts into the lower driver's side of the trans.<P>The connector should be positioned with the white wire (for the downshift) on top and the black wire (for the switch-pitch) on the bottom.<P>Hope this what you needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 ah yes, a thousand thanks Effendi.<P>THAT'S just what I needed. I suppose that the transmission will downshift now. <P>Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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