Sure. The TV cable has to be used- no exceptions or the tranny will be severly damaged.Ted's37 said:I have a friend that has put a 700r4 in his 66 Chevy pick up with a 6 cylinder engine with a one barrel carb. My question is can the TV cable be hooked up to the stock carb.
There are numerous articles on this. Look through the following links to find something that's relevant, or hit up google.:
Generic linkage angle/travel requirements:
http://www.jakesperformance.com/TV_Cable_Setup_Info.html
OEM TV cable function:
http://www.tvmadeez.com/article/index.html
Links/info on TV cable Edelbrock carb
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/700r4-bracket-performer-carb-191224.html#post1368156
HRForum Thread-
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/had-enough-my-pos-700r4-194058.html#post1389274 Post #8.
The exact set-up depends on the carb or throttle body, etc. that you're using.
HRForum Thread
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/700r4-wont-shift-wot-57331.html
Q-jet and many other carb Installation Guides (on left side of page):
http://www.tvmadeez.com/1910_cam/
Rochester early to work w/TV cable
http://www.montecarloss.com/community/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=800116&gonew=1#UNREAD
Links/info on TV cable Edelbrock carb
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/700r4-bracket-performer-carb-191224.html#post1368156