700r4 tv valve assembly problem

[frankslagoon]

I'm installing a 700r4 in a 67. my first 700r4. I fired up the car at the salvage yard and the tranny seemed to go into drive and reverse well. I have the tranny in the trk now and dropped the pan to adjust tv valve. the plunger doesn't spring all the way out by itself. the plunger moves freely but doesn't seem to have spring pressure about the last quarter of travel. That doesn't seem right to me. ?