It's a '93 940 wagon B230FD w/AW71 transmission.

During replacement of intake manifold gasket I didn't heed my own advice (heh) and managed to short the header to the positive terminal on the alternator. Obviously the battery should have been disconnected first, but I tried to "save time" :)

It didn't cause too much damage, since the only way the current could flow back to the ground was via the -- guess what -- kickdown cable (I disconnected everything else). It must have gotten hot somewhere, so the cable has seized. I hope I didn't seize the "kickdown" lever on the transmission, because that would be a pitiful thing to fix.

Anyway, if anyone ever gets to replacing the intake manifold, it's wise to *really* disconnect that battery.

To drive the car, I obviously had to disconnect the kickdown cable from the TB cable pulley. Another thing is that the "kickdown" cable really does much more besides the kickdown. Try disconnecting it (no tools needed), it's a funny experience. It actually sets the gear switch RPM points within the transmission. Right now the car behaves like one with the ancient "variomatic" tranny: the rpm's stay almost fixed at about 2000 rpm until I'm past 40mph and it's already in the overdrive. Obviously, playing with the stick always works, but it's a nice experience to have an "rpm-bound" engine. It feels so smooth. And slightly underpowered, obviously, but not by too much. When going from the stop, the RPM goes up to 2000 and really stays there until you're goin'.

I wanted to share a bit, hopefully it's useful.

Cheers, Kuba