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Okay I'm too curious can't take it anymore...odd valvebody?

So I've noticed this pretty much since day one of owning my '87 Vic winter car. It naturally has the same sequence on the shift indicator, PRN(D)D1. However, moving the lever to "1" holds 2nd gear *no matter what*. I was shocked to find this out. Even from a stop, it will stay in 2nd. I guess this would be a way to keep traction in the winter taking off from a stop (it does of course help a little)...but my friend drives an '89 Grand Marq and "1" indeed holds 1st gear as my cougar does, and then of course 2nd if you do that trick.
 
....It's gotta have a different valvebody, no? Anyone know of other examples of this happening with an AOD? An option maybe? I keep forgetting the name of the valve the shift lever moves, the Baumann kit manual tells that all but I forget where that went. Maybe all you would need is a different valve to direct fluid differently through the passages it comes directly into contact with seeing as you can do that hold 2nd trick.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Okay I'm too curious can't take it anymore...odd valvebody?

Reply #1
The AOD's mated to the Police 351's had a valve body that started and held the trans in second if you dropped the shifter all the way down. The quadrant read PRN(D)D2 or even "S". Possiibly one of those got swapped in somewhere along the line.

Okay I'm too curious can't take it anymore...odd valvebody?

Reply #2
Oooookay. Interesting! Wonder why those did that. Guess it's time to be an a-hole and talk my car up like it's AMAZING because "its got a COP tranny" :rollin:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Okay I'm too curious can't take it anymore...odd valvebody?

Reply #3
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It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?


:burnout:
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

Okay I'm too curious can't take it anymore...odd valvebody?

Reply #4
Fix the cigarette lighter.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Okay I'm too curious can't take it anymore...odd valvebody?

Reply #5
Oh it'll be a Bluesmobile alright. Not goin ANYwhere anytime soon...but an EFI 460 is 100% goin in there at some point. :evilgrin:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Okay I'm too curious can't take it anymore...odd valvebody?

Reply #6
No replacement for displacement.

 

Okay I'm too curious can't take it anymore...odd valvebody?

Reply #7
Quote from: ZondaC12;309978
Oh it'll be a Bluesmobile alright. Not goin ANYwhere anytime soon...but an EFI 460 is 100% goin in there at some point. :evilgrin:

No replacement for displacement.