TV cable is out of adjustment. Don't drive it until you fix it or a new transmission is in your future. This might help:

http://www.tciauto.com/Products/Instructions/instructions/gm_tv_cable_adjust.htm

 

If you have made electrical connections to the trans (and you should have for the TC to lock up) check to make sure your brake switch is operating. this should be disconnecting the voltage to the trans when you depress the brake pedal to unlock the converter when pulling up to a stop. If you did not connnect anything to your brake switch, that could be part of your problem.

 

Not shure how they have the converter setup but it should unlock whenever you let off the gas. I would talk to whoever rebuilt the trans and ask them. To check and see if the TV cable is close: at WOT there should be little to no more movement in the cable. That's just a ballpark adjustment though. I would think there's something internal wrong if the cable adjustment is right.

 

Thanks for the notes and I am going to call the trans people, but understand:
1 - The TV cable does seem correct, but has no effect on this problem. If I leave it 'correct' the problem exists, if I 'tighten' it, nothing changes, if I 'loosen' it, nothing changes, if I disconnect it completely nothing changes. I am pretty darn sure it is connected down in the trans because when I pull on it, I can feel it 'engaging' and then it stops after about an inch or so.

2 - The rebuilder said that no electrical connections are needed. The converter locks up based on RPM's and pressure or something. It is only supposed to lock up in top gear after a consistent speed is maintained for a time period (or something like that).

Thanks again.

 

YOU STATE: The trans has a converter that is supposed to lock up with pressure, etc (not computer controlled).

I don't think any of these transmissions were computer controlled. My unit locks up by the 12v imput.

It sounds like your converter is not unlocking.

 

I agree that it sounds like your converter is not unlocking.

Other than that, your setup is different than mine as I had to supply 12 volts to the trans plus a line to the brake switch.

 

The trans 'tech' is saying that the solenoid down in the trans is no good and is sending me a new one. I think this will resolve the stumbing problem and 'not downshiftng' problem, but does this have anything to do with the fact that the shift points do not change regarless of the TV cable adjustment?

 

No the TV calbe is entirely responsible for shift points in a 200r or a 700r as they have no vacumm modulators to sense engine load. If there's no electrical connections required why is there an soleniod in there? Also, I don't see how the transmision would be able to determine how long it's been going a constant speed.

The way I've normally seen lock up transmisions done is to allow it to lockup in high gear only and whenever it's in high gear, hydraulicly not electronicly. The modification is done in the valve body by somehow bleeding pressure into the converter circuit during high gear engagement. The the soleniod gets replaced with some kind of plug as I remember. I'm not saying your guy doesen't know what he's talking about just that thats how I've seen it done.