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With the trans, you're just going to have to sort of get used to it. They kinda hunt around for gears in stop and go traffic. They don't shift like a 350. My 1-2 shift sort of goes in two stages and sometimes really bogs the motor down. It'll stall it if it's cold. And 2-3 slides into gear. I'll tell you one thing - downshifting from 2 to 1 won't happen until you are almost at a complete stop - like 7 miles per hour. Not handy for stop and go traffic. Hard to pull all that weight away from almost a dead stop in 2nd.
I've learned that keeping your foot in it makes the 1-2 firmer. Letting off the throttle makes 2-3 firmer. You'll have to play with it as you drive it and see what works for you.
Linkage adjustment and fluid level with these are very important.
Slim Jims don't have a torque converter - they have a fluid coupling that fills and drains, with a variable vane torque multiplier. And the fluid coupling is BEHIND the front pump. The fluid coupling is empty in high (I think) - direct drive - which leads to engine surges being able to get through to the trans - no fluid coupling to absorb them.
These transmissions were constantly being updated when new. '64s are better than '61s. A generally poor design.
Paul
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