""greg conner"" <dodgeboy93@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> You shouldnt have a problem flashing the auto vin into the manuel pcm.
> There is not a digit in the vin that displays tranny type. A junkyard
rear
> from a 00 and up 3.9 5speed or a 97 and up 318 5speed with a 8 1/4 rear
will
> work fine. Most shops will however make you a custom driveshaft for
around
> 150 bucks. Just look to see which way is going to be cheaper. The crank
> sensor does read marks on the flywheel/flexplate to get crank position for
> the pcm. It is located on the passengers side rear of the block and
extends
> down into the bellhousing. The flywheel and flexplate are different sizes
> however. The automatic crank sensor has to extend further into the
> bellhousing to read the marks since the flexplate is a smaller diameter
than
> the flywheel. trying to bolt the auto sensor on to a manuel truck would
> result in the sensor hitting the flywheel.
>
>
>
> Greg Conner
> 1996 RC
> 3.9 hybrid
I wasn't planning on swapping the rear end, i'm pretty content with my 3.55
gears. :-) I was more concerned with the driveshaft.
Okay, thanks for clearing that sensor thing up for me. I wasn't sure where
it was.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html www.omg-stfu.com
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