Facelift Kickdown doesn't work

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28th December 2016, 10:01 AM

27litres

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Location: Belgrave, Australia

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IT - thanks for originally writing this
Johnny - thanks for digging it up.

Did the 'flooring it in Tip' test today - 70kph up a moderate hill 4th gear.
Stayed in 4th and slowly accelerated away...

So I pulled into the servo at the top of the hill and checked the kickdown switch. Turned it clockwise about 1/4 turn for a nice satisfying "click".
Repeated the test and got an immediate downshift from 4th to 2nd and powered away up the next hill.

It's a very satisfying test BTW!

...Own the car for 3 years and still find something new!

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Marty

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