hi anyone know the best way to change the wiring harness in my automatic to a 5 speed?? I have 95 regular cab V8 automatic that went out on me so i and picked a 95 dakota V6 extended cab 5 speed to put the 5-speed in my V8. Please any thing at all

 

Check out the wiring diagrams in the factory service manual in the sticky at the top of the forum.

But to answer you - the neutral safety portion of the quadrant switch is taken over by the clutch switch; the reverse lights are moved on the transmission; and you won't need the OD/TQ wiring. OTOH, the ECU will complain to you about the automatic not shifting right unless you also swap to a manual ECU on your truck. (How important that is to you is up to you; I'd swap, but then, that's not my money I'm spending for you.)

That's off the top of my head; the FSM will have the actual connectors and the wire colors needed.

RwP

 

yup. I thought I'd answered this either here or somewhere because I have done what you are wanting to do in my 93 that I wrecked.... I miss that truck. I wish I'd have had someplace to keep that 93 til I could harvest the trans and driveshafts so I could have transplanted them into the 92 that replaced it...... I still have the 92, I just got done overhauling the auto trans but wish I could find another 5 speed to have put back in instead...... not a lot of wiring conversion needed and will run fine on a computer meant for an auto trans up until and including 95.....