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Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Sure hope that I'm looking at something wrong....but...

I just bought an AOD from a local fella.  It's a complete 302/tranny from an '85 Crown Vic...got it for $100.  He tells me it's an AOD, the pan says "Ford METRIC Automatic Overdrive".  But I'm not seeing the TV cable connection.  It also has a four wire plug above the shifter connection.

My '88 T-bird is at the mechanic getting inspected so I have nothing to compare it to.

Help!  Please tell me this will work.  If it won't...:punchballs:
1988 T-Bird Sport Coupe--5.0 HO, MAF swap, 1-5/8" shorties, BBK/Flowmaster exhaust, Explorer intake, 70mm Edelbrock TB, T5, B&M short throw, Centerforce clutch and PP, disc brake TC rear w/ 3.55's, TC front brakes, '98 Cobra springs, DIY SFC's, other misc .  14.05 @ 98mph with launching too low and shifting too high.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #1 –
I just picked mine up and it has the same connector above the shifter but mine also has a kickdown lever in with the shifter.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #2 –
your drive shaft will be too long with that transmission.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #3 –
They don't use a kickdown on an AOD.  It's called a TV cable/rod. :)
84 TC 302 -5.0L/t5/7.5 locking rear and a 3.45 gear, Edelbrock Intake, Aluminum Heads, Edlebrock 65mm Throttlebody, Edlebrock Cam, 24lb injectors & MAS Air Sensor calibrated via chip,  BBK headers, Catback H pipe, Magnaflow lers :evilgrin:
:pics-stfu:

 Project Thread with pics

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #4 –
Quote from: blu84302;286783
They don't use a kickdown on an AOD.  It's called a TV cable/rod. :)


I understand that.....guess I just worded it wrong.  So does theTV hook on with the shifter rod?

About the driveshaft...can I change the tail shaft?
1988 T-Bird Sport Coupe--5.0 HO, MAF swap, 1-5/8" shorties, BBK/Flowmaster exhaust, Explorer intake, 70mm Edelbrock TB, T5, B&M short throw, Centerforce clutch and PP, disc brake TC rear w/ 3.55's, TC front brakes, '98 Cobra springs, DIY SFC's, other misc .  14.05 @ 98mph with launching too low and shifting too high.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #5 –
The arm that attaches to the TV cable is removeable...it may not be attached.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #6 –
I'm 99% the D/S will be fine, AFIK only the P/U and Lincoln LSC used the longer tranny...

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #7 –
Man I sure hope you guys are right.  I'm ssoooo ready to get this thing on the road.  I'd hate to have to go shopping for another tranny.
1988 T-Bird Sport Coupe--5.0 HO, MAF swap, 1-5/8" shorties, BBK/Flowmaster exhaust, Explorer intake, 70mm Edelbrock TB, T5, B&M short throw, Centerforce clutch and PP, disc brake TC rear w/ 3.55's, TC front brakes, '98 Cobra springs, DIY SFC's, other misc .  14.05 @ 98mph with launching too low and shifting too high.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #8 –
For what it's worth, I once put an AOD from my '87 Cougar into an '89 Crown vic. The driveshaft fit fine, all I did was flip the shift lever over.:burnout:
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
88 Tbird Sport :ies::ies:
5.0 SO, stainless shorty headers, w/ Magnaflow lers. KYB struts, KYB shocks. 5lug conversion from sn95 Mustang, subframe connectors, drilled and slotted rotors, 03 Mach 1 wheels. sequential taillights.140 speedo

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #9 –
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;286842
I'm 99% the D/S will be fine, AFIK only the P/U and Lincoln LSC used the longer tranny...


This is true.I used a tranny from both of those vehicles,and had to shorten my drive shaft.It only cost $35.00.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #10 –
The TV cable is my biggest concern.
1988 T-Bird Sport Coupe--5.0 HO, MAF swap, 1-5/8" shorties, BBK/Flowmaster exhaust, Explorer intake, 70mm Edelbrock TB, T5, B&M short throw, Centerforce clutch and PP, disc brake TC rear w/ 3.55's, TC front brakes, '98 Cobra springs, DIY SFC's, other misc .  14.05 @ 98mph with launching too low and shifting too high.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #11 –
Don't you have one on the old trans? Or you can use a lokar cable, that's what I used when I had a aod.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Lokar/625/KD-2AODHT/10002/-1?CT=999&sendroicid=bbef8492-2d00-41d6-b158-38db0de2603c&sendroiad=1664067519&sendroikwd=Lokar+KD-2AODHT&gclid=CNPAjZy_qJwCFQxM5QodWjoflQ
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #12 –
can you snap a pic of the shifter linkage?  that might help to clear things up a bit.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #13 –
I'm gonna steam off the 302/AOD combo later today.  I'll snap a pic then.  Actually...it looks just like the AOD in the "tranny swap" thread that is here.  http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=25162

Really...now that I look closer at the pic in the above linked thread, I see a small rod project forward from the shifter bar.  Is that the TV cable connection point???  Hhmm...

I do have all the stuff from the existing combo that is still currently in the car.  I'm just shy of these AOD's.  I was gonna use one in my 351W Ranger but everyone had bad stuff to say...variations, TV cable, strength, weight, etc, etc.  I have a set of 4.56 gears that would be AWESOME in that truck with an AOD.
1988 T-Bird Sport Coupe--5.0 HO, MAF swap, 1-5/8" shorties, BBK/Flowmaster exhaust, Explorer intake, 70mm Edelbrock TB, T5, B&M short throw, Centerforce clutch and PP, disc brake TC rear w/ 3.55's, TC front brakes, '98 Cobra springs, DIY SFC's, other misc .  14.05 @ 98mph with launching too low and shifting too high.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #14 –
No pics today......camera battery is dead.
1988 T-Bird Sport Coupe--5.0 HO, MAF swap, 1-5/8" shorties, BBK/Flowmaster exhaust, Explorer intake, 70mm Edelbrock TB, T5, B&M short throw, Centerforce clutch and PP, disc brake TC rear w/ 3.55's, TC front brakes, '98 Cobra springs, DIY SFC's, other misc .  14.05 @ 98mph with launching too low and shifting too high.