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On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Allan Erush wrote: <snipple> > no remains of a kickdown switch on my car when I got it..I've never even > seen one so I can't fabricate one..When the kickdown switch is engaged > by the throttle what gets switched where to make the car downshift? Does > a switch get grounded or power applied to it?? Could someone explain it > to me so I can hook one up and tell my car he's getting a TURBOCHARGER > that will make him overtake other cars like the were standing > still...... Well, here i can be more than vauge...:) The kickdown switch originally applied +12v to the kickdown solinoid (i think thats what it was called...:) in hte tranny...You should find the remains of a wire hanging off off the front/middle of the tranny. That should be it...apply +12v to it, and it will down shift....(i used to fun mine in the dash, but i ended up just shifting on my own instead...:) later.....david -- Keeper Of The Light: Pushing Back The Darkness at http://www.armory.com/~y21cvb/west/darkness.html The Turning 40 Nostalgic VW Service Tour, and Search for the Beginning of Wind http://www.armory.com/~y21cvb/charlie/charlie.html '75 Retired Westy-Canadian Model, Cody (storage shed) '69 Westy, Itchigo (daily driver) '69 Offroad Beetle, Lifted and Uncut! (project) '81 Rabbit Pickup, Diesel (awaiting frontend transplant) xi8940@freenet.tlh.fl.us.......Located in Augusta, Ga