""greg conner"" <dodgeboy93@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> Easy swap as long as the auto crank has provisions for the pilot bearing.
> I've heard some do and some dont. I have a v6 from infront of an auto
left
> over from a 318 swap at a buddys shop. I'll pull the convertor and take a
> look. Another thing would be to call a shop like autozone that sells
reman
> cranks and see if the auto/manual is listed as different.
Hmmm... I'll call around and see what's up. That could be a big issue, as
I'm not looking to pull the motor out any time soon.
> All the wiring will work. The only two connections you need for the
manual
> trans (speedo, reverse lights) are allready there from the auto. The rest
> of the left over auto wires can just be taped up and stuck out of the way.
> I just went to the boneyard and scored the brake pedal/clutch pedal
bracket,
> both pedals, and the whole hydrolic system. They will all bolt right in
> place. As far as the neutral safety switch goes, its just a switch under
> the clutch pedal that grounds the starter relay when its depressed.
Instead
> of rewiering everything i just grounded the relay and did away with the
> switch all together.
Cool, I was hoping that was the case.
> The pcm will need to be changed in your 2000 to a manuel one. Otherwise
the
> pcm will trip a MIL when it doesnt see the auto trans there.
Since the PCM has the VIN flashed into it, would there be any issues with
the program for a manual trans not accepting the VIN code for an auto trans?
I've heard that if the VIN stored in the body computers is different than
the one in the PCM itself, you get bus errors, which will trip a MIL, and
consequentially cause me to fail emissions testing in 3 years.
> The driveshaft as well as the trans mount are also different. the
> crossmembers are the same though.....
So I could probably use the driveshaft from a boneyard truck that's
basically the same as mine only with the proper trans and just have it
rebalanced, correct?
> only other thing thats different off the top of my head is the crank
> position sensor, the auto and manuel ones are different lengths.
So by this statement, I'm guessing that the sensor is inside the
bellhousing? I thought the crank position sensor was on the front of the
motor. Also, why would this have to be changed, won't it still pickup the
signal the same way, or does the manual PCM read it differently?
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html www.omg-stfu.com
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