Run engine without tv cable hooked 700r4?

[JJSmitches]

Will I hurt my trans if I run the car with TV cable not hooked up to tune the carb? The setup I have right now to connect the tv cable to the carb doesnt work well.

I have plastic tear drop shaped connector that should snap onto linkage for carb. However, the small ball connector is too large for the black plastic tear drop to actually snap onto it AND the plastic peice looks like its made for a flat round connector rather than a ball/sphere.

I still have doubts about the small spring "correction" device that allows the carb to go to WOT without pulling the TV cable out of "calibration."

Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks