Fox Body,
Unfortunately, that method of shifting is the only way to get the tranny to hold 2nd gear with the stock valve body. The shift pattern is set up 1, 2-3, OD. When you shift into second from holding first, 90% of the time, the tranny either skips 2nd or just holds it for a second.
Lentech makes valve bodies that will shift manually, however. They change the pattern to 1, 2, 3 and OD is hit with the flip of a switch (basically like the AODE tranny).
--nathan
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