THANKS. I think I might have a spring somewhere in my parts bin that I can use there, I'll hook it up and post a pic.

As far as the kick down rod goes, I've seen diagrams that show some type of cable rig that do not have the long rod that I have: https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=6251805

I guess this is just for small block motors.