Guest Fosbreed1 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) My trans will not downshift when I depress the accelerator to the floor. This is a new problem. I do have voltage to the "kickdown" switch on the carburettor but if I manually depress the switch with my finger there is no change in the voltage reading at the switch. Does this indicate a problem with the kickdown switch?The trans shifts normally in all other aspects. Thanks for looking Edited August 18, 2012 by Fosbreed1 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Could be the governor. It has points inside that can get gummed up from oil vapors over the years. Be careful when you clean the points, they are made of silver and rather soft. A shot of contact cleaner or brake cleaner and drag a strip of white typing paper between them. Do this every 50 years or as necessary. Could also be a loose wire or broken wire, etc.Does it downshift when you come to a stop? Sometimes if the governor is not working the trans will not downshift when you come to a stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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