Auto 3.9L Dakota with a manual ECU
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before 96 it should work just fine. I have mixed and matched trans and computers in Dakotas before and they have worked fine as long as you get one the same year or +/- a year or so, the listing above about what years work in what is pretty much right.
I have also used computers out of Dodge vans and full size pickups in Dakotas before, often same year will be same PN across vehicle lines back then.
but when I put a 94 computer in my 93, no, the 93 didn't like it.... I tried it twice and one was an Mopar perf version, the 93 truck really didn't like that one. I have a 93 brain in my 92 and have had for 60K miles.
I have also used computers out of Dodge vans and full size pickups in Dakotas before, often same year will be same PN across vehicle lines back then.
but when I put a 94 computer in my 93, no, the 93 didn't like it.... I tried it twice and one was an Mopar perf version, the 93 truck really didn't like that one. I have a 93 brain in my 92 and have had for 60K miles.
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before 96 it should work just fine. I have mixed and matched trans and computers in Dakotas before and they have worked fine as long as you get one the same year or +/- a year or so, the listing above about what years work in what is pretty much right.
I have also used computers out of Dodge vans and full size pickups in Dakotas before, often same year will be same PN across vehicle lines back then.
but when I put a 94 computer in my 93, no, the 93 didn't like it.... I tried it twice and one was an Mopar perf version, the 93 truck really didn't like that one. I have a 93 brain in my 92 and have had for 60K miles.
I have also used computers out of Dodge vans and full size pickups in Dakotas before, often same year will be same PN across vehicle lines back then.
but when I put a 94 computer in my 93, no, the 93 didn't like it.... I tried it twice and one was an Mopar perf version, the 93 truck really didn't like that one. I have a 93 brain in my 92 and have had for 60K miles.
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i did find an ECU for under $200, and a few on eBay in the $150 range. Still haven’t decided on what route to go but I definitely want to fix this for highway driving.
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