Re: No gears after engine swap

From: Don Rey (radon220@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 03 2006 - 15:26:59 EDT


Good job man! You're a step ahead of me (I swapped a 318 for my tired
premag 3.9). I know what it feels like to finally get everything
together and be soooo close. I forgot to plug in my cam position
sensor and it took me hours to realize that's why the engine wouldn't
fire. In the extra time searching for the problem, I found other
little things I had neglected.

I know I'm not helping you with your current problem... the only help
I can offer is what you already know - check the converter/pump are
engaged. I don't like auto trannies :) You get similar problems with
forcing a manual trans on rather than letting it slide nicely though.
DAMHIK

Did you take pictures? I'd like to see how it went. I may pick your
brain too, I had thought about swapping to a 360 in my truck before I
settled for the 318 swap. Nice job, that's gonna be the fastest CC
around.

Don in CT
89 Dakota Convertible 4x4
74 Dart Sport 340
pbase.com/radon220/mopars

On 10/3/06, sneezer@gmail.com <sneezer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Any tips? we just swapped my tired 318 for a 360. Got the correct TQ,
> flexplate, etc. Bolted everything up, truck idles well but I have no gears.
> Shifter moves the linkage, but no reaction from the tranny. We did not do
> anything to it other than pull the engine off. We did swap the TQ with a Mopar
> 2400 stall.
>
> Everything is bolted up fine, and no strange noises when we rotated the engine.
> No leaks either. We did swap out the ATF dipstick tube with a 94-95 one in
> order to use the headers, but I only lost 1/2 a quart or so and topped it off
> afterwards.
>
> Is it possible we managed to not get the pump gears engaged? Was thinking that
> maybe during the engine installation the tranny might also have shifted,
> knocking a linkage off on the inside?
>
> This is in a 92 Dak with a 518.
>
>
> Kevin
> 1992 CC 2wd (360 swap almost complete!!)
>



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