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skokie · 02-23-2005, 12:08 AM

If anyone has a 400 kickdown with this lokar kickdown on it
http://www.lokar.com/interior_pages/...400kd_coil.jpg
Can you tell me what size the head is that goes into the plastic piece? I got one of these from a buddy and he lost the piece.

Thanks

aesj2 · 02-23-2005, 12:29 AM

If I remember correctly, the 400 trans uses an electrical switch on the gas pedal for the kick down function.

**COBALT** · 02-23-2005, 01:31 AM

That's not what he's talking about. That's the stock 72 kickdown switch. Earlier stock switches were mounted on the carburetor.

He's talking about the aftermarket lokar switch I outline in this post:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php3?t=70874

I can go out and look at mine in a few minutes...

You want to know what size the bolt head is that fits inside the plastic piece? I think that's what you mean...

skokie · 02-23-2005, 01:55 AM

Cobalt you are correct.

**COBALT** · 02-23-2005, 02:29 AM

I think that's a special bolt. Have you tried contacting lokar and seeing if you can get a replacement? At worst you'd have to buy a new setup, which runs from $70-90 retail.

It's too dark for me to run out and check. I'd have to check in the morning.

skokie · 02-23-2005, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by COBALT

I think that's a special bolt. Have you tried contacting lokar and seeing if you can get a replacement? At worst you'd have to buy a new setup, which runs from $70-90 retail.

It's too dark for me to run out and check. I'd have to check in the morning.

Will do that tomorrow. Thanks Colbalt.

Tx Firefighter · 02-23-2005, 06:13 PM

Brad, I ran one of those kits on my 70 truck. That little carburetor stud deal that the plastic clips onto is a pretty generic item. Local parts stores have the hot roddy section of their shelves and usually have a Holley brand one in a blister pack for sale.

skokie · 02-23-2005, 06:47 PM

Kevin
I checked the local stores and struck out.I called Lokar the they are sending me one. Cost 4$ so not too bad.

**COBALT** · 02-23-2005, 10:41 PM

Cool. Their crap is expensive, but cool, and they have good customer service. The hardest part about their stuff is getting it adapted to the old parts...

skokie · 02-24-2005, 11:25 AM

Im looking at the inside of the lokar kickdown now. I dont have the documentation for it. Looking inside it I see two spades. Which one gets the power? The one in the middle or the one on the top?

Thanks

Tx Firefighter · 02-24-2005, 11:56 AM

doesn't matter.

-12v power to one of them
-the other to the kickdown connection on the trans

skokie · 02-24-2005, 11:59 AM

Thanks Kevin. Will get it setup tonight.

skokie · 02-25-2005, 01:27 AM

I got the the bolt needed to install the lokar kickdown. Going out there in 15 mins to get started on it. Will post back once it is done.

**COBALT** · 02-25-2005, 02:25 AM

FYI. There's two holes in the frame channel that line up perfectly with the bracket for the switch box. That's where I mounted mine. I didn't want to drop any bolts out of the pan I just finished installing. The switch box fits perfectly inside the frame channel.

skokie · 02-25-2005, 02:55 AM

I took 2 bolts out of the pan and mounted it there. I didnt even think about the frame channel. If this thing works then I will more it there. GOing for the drive in a few mins. Will post back on what is goign on.

skokie · 02-25-2005, 03:10 AM

Ok good news and bad news.
Good: I got the lokar installed.
Bad: It didnt kick down but I think it needs to be adjusted some. Going to mess with that tomorrow night.

02-23-2005, 12:08 AM	#1
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Lokar Kickdown question 400 turbo If anyone has a 400 kickdown with this lokar kickdown on it http://www.lokar.com/interior_pages/...400kd_coil.jpg Can you tell me what size the head is that goes into the plastic piece? I got one of these from a buddy and he lost the piece. Thanks __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-23-2005, 01:31 AM	#3
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	That's not what he's talking about. That's the stock 72 kickdown switch. Earlier stock switches were mounted on the carburetor. He's talking about the aftermarket lokar switch I outline in this post: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php3?t=70874 I can go out and look at mine in a few minutes... You want to know what size the bolt head is that fits inside the plastic piece? I think that's what you mean... __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

02-23-2005, 01:55 AM	#4
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Cobalt you are correct. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-23-2005, 02:29 AM	#5
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I think that's a special bolt. Have you tried contacting lokar and seeing if you can get a replacement? At worst you'd have to buy a new setup, which runs from $70-90 retail. It's too dark for me to run out and check. I'd have to check in the morning. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

02-23-2005, 06:13 PM	#7
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Brad, I ran one of those kits on my 70 truck. That little carburetor stud deal that the plastic clips onto is a pretty generic item. Local parts stores have the hot roddy section of their shelves and usually have a Holley brand one in a blister pack for sale. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

02-23-2005, 12:29 AM	#2
aesj2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ferndale, Michigan, USA Posts: 94	If I remember correctly, the 400 trans uses an electrical switch on the gas pedal for the kick down function.

02-23-2005, 06:47 PM	#8
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Kevin I checked the local stores and struck out.I called Lokar the they are sending me one. Cost 4$ so not too bad. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-23-2005, 10:41 PM	#9
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Cool. Their crap is expensive, but cool, and they have good customer service. The hardest part about their stuff is getting it adapted to the old parts... __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

02-24-2005, 11:25 AM	#10
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Im looking at the inside of the lokar kickdown now. I dont have the documentation for it. Looking inside it I see two spades. Which one gets the power? The one in the middle or the one on the top? Thanks __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-24-2005, 11:56 AM	#11
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	doesn't matter. -12v power to one of them -the other to the kickdown connection on the trans __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

02-24-2005, 11:59 AM	#12
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Thanks Kevin. Will get it setup tonight. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-25-2005, 01:27 AM	#13
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	I got the the bolt needed to install the lokar kickdown. Going out there in 15 mins to get started on it. Will post back once it is done. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-25-2005, 02:25 AM	#14
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	FYI. There's two holes in the frame channel that line up perfectly with the bracket for the switch box. That's where I mounted mine. I didn't want to drop any bolts out of the pan I just finished installing. The switch box fits perfectly inside the frame channel. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

02-25-2005, 02:55 AM	#15
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	I took 2 bolts out of the pan and mounted it there. I didnt even think about the frame channel. If this thing works then I will more it there. GOing for the drive in a few mins. Will post back on what is goign on. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-25-2005, 03:10 AM	#16
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Ok good news and bad news. Good: I got the lokar installed. Bad: It didnt kick down but I think it needs to be adjusted some. Going to mess with that tomorrow night. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234



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