kickdown rod dilemma - throttle not opening fully SOLVED !!!

When I rebuilt the transmission I adjusted the valve body throttle pressure per instructions.
The linkage seems correct per the FSM diagram above.

When I first did the swap I just took all slack out of the linkage. Ran great until I noticed the throttle isn't opening all the way.

It's as if the dang throttle pressure "pin" in the valve body is too short.

I'll pull the pan tomorrow and double check the pressure adjustment. I definitely want to be able to get to full throttle :steering:

Or... maybe that's God's way of telling me I don't need full throttle!!