Originally Posted by
veganbikes
You might consider telling us what derailleur you have first? You can also just search for the derailleur online and Shimano usually has their tech guides up even from stuff from the 80s and maybe also so 70s stuff till today. SI.Shimano.com
It sounds like that bike needs quite a bit of work or potentially needs a professional mechanic to look at it if it was you who did it.
Wasn't me who "did it.". Long story short I bought it knowing that it wasn't shifting onto the large cog up front but shifted well enough back and forth to the middle and small cogs. I thought if I adjusted the limit screws and adjust the barrel adjuster I might be able to fix it. When I looked at the front cable it didn't look quite right to me although it worked somewhat. Thus my question. If I can't find the info I need on here or elsewhere I will probably just have the LBS look at it. I only paid $150 so if I have to pay another $75 it's not the end of the world. I still have the other bike.