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    tranny & cruise control

    Dear Gurus,
    1989 Colony Park Wagon. High speed interstate travel. 175k/ Tranny rebuilt every 30 k miles. Last rebuild: all is well except the cruise control won't downshift up hills, it just kicks out. For $1200 I think the tranny guy needs to make it right. comment?
    Donald McCaig
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    First of all why is your tranny getting rebuilt every 30k. Mine has over 200k on it. If the same tranny guy is doing it everytime id take it elsewhere. About the hills and downshifting, its probably the tv cable.
    1989 Grand Marquis LS
    flat black, 650 double pumper, random cam, hei, stealth intake, Police front springs, Wagon rear, Police rear bar, wagon front ,exploder wheels, 205/60-15 fronts 275/60-15 rears, 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" offroad x pipe, Eclipse front bucket seats, Custom floor shifter, 4.10 gears, aluminum driveshaft and daily driven. 16.77@83mph

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      #3
      check the vacuum lines to the cruise control, also check the vacuum can (looks like a soupcan) and the line to it
      sounds to me like you are experiencing a loss of vacuum under load (not enough to keep the cruise servo activated)
      btw the cruise control is in no way hooked to the ford aod transmission
      check it out and let us know your results
      good luck
      scott

      1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
      2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
      1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
      1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
      2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
      1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

      please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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