Re: That little button on the floor

[John Graham <jgraham1@erols.com>]

Orin Eman wrote:

> > Vytautas Reipa wrote:
>
> > > Hi all. I got in an argument with a friend a few days ago over
> what
> > > the
> > > little button on the floor behind the gas pedal in my 5ks and
> > > 5kcst(both
> > > auto) does. I said that it forces a downshift or delays an
> upshift,
> > > allowing the revs to reach close to the redline. I noticed that
> every
> > > time
> > > I press it, one of the before mentioned things happens. He says
> that
> > > it has
> > > nothing to do with the transmission. Who is right? And what does
> it
> > > really
> > > do? Thanks for any help.
> > >
> > > Vytautas Reipa
> > > 5ks '87
> > > 5kcst '86 rocketmobile.
>
> >  If it's an auto trans. It's a kick down switch to go from third to
> > second.
>
> Not on the 5ks/cst.  It's a cutout switch for the AC compressor.
> The kickdown is a mechanical link to/from the transmission...
>
> Orin.

  If that s so, then why is his transmission shifting when he press the
switch?

John
1990 CQ