3rd gear issues on 727 after Tf2

my5thmopar said

First round of testing. Shifter was a little off but, I adjusted in the drive and checked all positions. It’s correct. 2nd round I backed off the KD cable. I now have 3rd gear. The concern is I have 1/4 inch slop in the Lokar cable. Not sure what if anything is wrong.

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It's supposed to have slack in it.
Remember how the TP rods had the long slot?
The slack in the TP cable is basically the same thing.

See here.
This is just a random pic I grabbed off Google of a lokar cable on another Mopar.
Thats why the attaching clip has a hole all the way through.:D