Nice Thread !
I appologize for stepping in, but this has been infinitly helpfull. I bought an 80' 4dr a few months ago and have been playing around w/ the 229. I got it running fairly decent, but I can see by the vacuumme routing diagram, I have a few misplaced. Mike, mine runs fairly smooth, no vibes. My problem: between 45 & 50, it almost seems the TCC locks up and disengages a few times until I exceed 55mph. Also around 35mph it seems the converter wants to lock up as it surges in & out untill I hit 40 or drop down to 2nd. I checked adjustment on the TV cable and it's where it should be. With 146k miles I guess I shouldn't complain. I have another car that I play with so I am really considering rebuilding the 229 (especially since my older sons will be driving real soon) It has enough power to move itself out of the way, but milage is lacking to say the least. I'm estimating I get about 13 mpg. I'll correct my vacuumme line routing and see what happens. Thanks again for the post!
George
I appologize for stepping in, but this has been infinitly helpfull. I bought an 80' 4dr a few months ago and have been playing around w/ the 229. I got it running fairly decent, but I can see by the vacuumme routing diagram, I have a few misplaced. Mike, mine runs fairly smooth, no vibes. My problem: between 45 & 50, it almost seems the TCC locks up and disengages a few times until I exceed 55mph. Also around 35mph it seems the converter wants to lock up as it surges in & out untill I hit 40 or drop down to 2nd. I checked adjustment on the TV cable and it's where it should be. With 146k miles I guess I shouldn't complain. I have another car that I play with so I am really considering rebuilding the 229 (especially since my older sons will be driving real soon) It has enough power to move itself out of the way, but milage is lacking to say the least. I'm estimating I get about 13 mpg. I'll correct my vacuumme line routing and see what happens. Thanks again for the post!
George