Automatic to manual trans swap
Asked by GuruTY6PH Jun 16, 2018 at 11:41 PM about the 1996 Dodge RAM 1500 Laramie SLT Club Cab LB 4WD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I swaped a bad automatic trans to a 5 speed and
everything works fine but its not getting fire to yhe
coul and its got me puzzled . i done crassed the to
outside wires and grounded the reverse wire on the
automatic trans plug and still no fire
3 Answers
Possible ECU issue due to change in transmissions but I would think it would start. Clearly you need to double check your work. Crossed wires and grounding other wires does not sound like you know what you are doing.
jetjurnigan answered 6 years ago
While the manual may bolt up to the engine, so many other things that rely on the ECM to tell the engine to run are now confused. First, is the crank position sensor good or did the crans wiring get pinched when you replaced the tranny? Is the spacing n timing from the flywheel as opposed to a flexplate the same? Second, will the original ECM even work without the proper signals from the auto tranny? Third, dijya remove or move the distributor assy?
To convert from automatic to manual you have to flash the pcm so the truck is no looking for signals that is not there
