How to tell the ideal tv adjustment

[benoit454]

Well I been playing with adjusting the tv cable on the truck today and I have read 2 articles online, and one in my camaro book but NONE tell me,

WHEN do I stop adjusting? What is the ideal tension or actions of a properly adjusted in tune tv cable?

I read one thing that said something about letting it shift from 1st to 2nd, then as soon as it hits 2nd cram it, and if it shifts back down to first then it's right?

Ok truck is an 86 305 k10 short bed, 700 r4. Everything I tried below was done in Drive not OD.

I really noticed how big the changes are today, one way it hangs 1st forever, or revs high, the other it's slow and sloppy yet shifts fairly fast from 1st to 2nd. The one setting seemed right, but maybe too tight by a click or so, it would smoke em off on take off in the truck, but seemed to hang 1st, but we left pretty good though, and when she shifted she shifted firmly into 2nd. However I can't get to a spot to test it good, most places here we can't get to 60 or above to check to see if it hits 3rd or not. mainyl because he 4 lane is like 10 miles or so away. I been trying to avoid alot of miles while adjusting for fear of burning it up.

However the new carb has been on since last sept. or oct. and never had the tv adjusted since, or even since we got the truck about 2 years ago. Last fall was the first time we ever had it unhooked or changed carbs.

So any opinions or whatever? I tried depressing the button, going all the way back then letting it click forward, I don't know for sure if it did click back, but it was to tight, wouldn't hit 2nd hardly. I been adjusting it one click at a time lol. Drive it, maybe 100 yards or so, pull off, adjust it, that kinda deal, enough to get it up to 35-45 or more, then adjust, mainly because the first few seemed too tight hang out 1st for a while afraid I'd burn it up. I kept going down with it a click or two at a time til she got too loose, lazy shift, not alot of take off power, slipped into 2nd. Went back one click tighter, good take off but once in 2nd, for a little bit tried the kickdown, didn't downshift. Four barrel opened but no kickdown.

SO where should I stop guys or how do I know when to? I know dad likes it and felt it was good how it was when she smoked em off!!!!!! It did shift but kinda firm shift to 2nd.