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Dodge Ram 1500 5.2 318 - transmission swap/5 speed manual conversion
#21
09-08-2015, 07:38 PM
I am attempting to swap a 5 speed in a 94 1500. I had a few issues to deal with first!
1. The previous owner installed a OB II engine and a 46 RE tranny in the truck . My modulation was the RE had to be manually up shifted and overdrive did not work.
2. After converting the engine to OBD I it would now start below 20degrees.
I purchased a short bed 1500 with a 5.2 and a 5speed. The only thing good about the truck was the tranny. This is the way to go.everything you need I'd here I paid $400. For the whole truck.the bonus was it had one ton springs in the front, perfect for my plow triuck.
Everything going smooth except the auto had a 241 DHD transfer case in it! So I will weld up a drive shafts from the few I have so I know I have the right length and if it's not balance the get one made. New flywheel and clutch installed. Today I will install stare and see If the engine runs. I could not get the auto timer not to touch the back of the flywheel I raised it with washers and got clearence but it touched the front of the fly wheel, then I noticed the wires were frayed so I spliced the manual tranny timer in. Three wires but no colors match nor the plug I used both ends from the manuel loom and wired it to the auto loom I hope the center wire is constant. If it dosent run I will switch the two outside wires.
This is not a project for the light hearted. Every day will be an new chalenge. Will post update as this project continues.
1. The previous owner installed a OB II engine and a 46 RE tranny in the truck . My modulation was the RE had to be manually up shifted and overdrive did not work.
2. After converting the engine to OBD I it would now start below 20degrees.
I purchased a short bed 1500 with a 5.2 and a 5speed. The only thing good about the truck was the tranny. This is the way to go.everything you need I'd here I paid $400. For the whole truck.the bonus was it had one ton springs in the front, perfect for my plow triuck.
Everything going smooth except the auto had a 241 DHD transfer case in it! So I will weld up a drive shafts from the few I have so I know I have the right length and if it's not balance the get one made. New flywheel and clutch installed. Today I will install stare and see If the engine runs. I could not get the auto timer not to touch the back of the flywheel I raised it with washers and got clearence but it touched the front of the fly wheel, then I noticed the wires were frayed so I spliced the manual tranny timer in. Three wires but no colors match nor the plug I used both ends from the manuel loom and wired it to the auto loom I hope the center wire is constant. If it dosent run I will switch the two outside wires.
This is not a project for the light hearted. Every day will be an new chalenge. Will post update as this project continues.
#22
09-14-2015, 08:02 PM
Well just drove it a hundred miles wow what a great truck now! It down shifts perfectly ,engine does not stall. My engine runs at about 1500 rpms at 55mph. I am trying different speedometers to get one thats close to correct speed, per my gps. I did weld up a drive shaft by welding two together to get the correct length. Seems good to about 75 mph then I get some vibrations. All in all I have with new parts and three trucks about $2000.00 in this truck. Will scrap two and sell some parts so I may be down to about $1200.00 in the whole truck. This truck was built to leave deep in the woods up a mountain as a plow truck at hunting camp as we cannot plow up to camp but only down after heavy snows! Waiting for winter!
#23
12-03-2015, 09:46 PM
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#30
12-03-2015, 10:10 PM
Sorry man. The guys at the yard apparently aren't as up on the ins and outs of dodge transmissions as they should be.