Not a problem. But you are better off with the correct PCM in your car, that was the point I was trying to make about my crap-tastic gas mileage with the 95 PCM. I've only been running the 95 PCM for around 300 miles or so, so I have no idea if there are any long-term deleterious effects, besides the gas mileage. I happened to have the 95 PCM laying around anyway because it came with a spare engine,trans & harness package I bought for next to nothing.

 

First of all a big thank you to Shaderabbit and RalphP. She is working now. I will give you the whole story. One day I came out and it would crank but not turn over. Did some checking and I had no spark or fuel pump. I went down the line and though I diagnosed the crank sensor as bad so I replaced it. That didn't work so slowly I eliminated things until I got to the PCM. I went to three junk yard and the PCM was out of all trucks I looked at until I finally found a 1995. I must have looked at 15 trucks. I put that in and the truck started but when I drove it it shifted funny and sometimes stalled. That's when I came here. Since Shaderabbit said the 1995 PCM worked in his 1992 I decided to go back and check everything I touched. I also put the original crank sensor back in the truck since I know it was not my original problem. Sure enough she runs like the old dented up truck she use to be. I am still not sure if I am going to put the correct PCM in my truck. I put about 2-3,000 miles a year on it hauling stuff, so I don't mind a little loss of performance to save me $180.

 

Glad you're good to go. Welcome to the "Dakota Owners Screwed by New Parts Club" hahaha.

The aftermarket parts industry has turned into a giant disgrace. I replaced a lot of parts on my 1994 Dakota with aftermarket parts when I bought the truck in 2007. It's still running with most of them. I've bought and installed 4 defective, brand-new parts this summer alone for my 1992 Dakota, including a fuel pump which left me stranded 10 miles from home. .

 

Ayep. Freiburger had a lament about that back in 2018 in Hot Rod Magazine; the aftermarket go-fast parts were of exceptional quality, the oem-replacement parts were, well ... he's not impressed.

He also had a fuel pump quit on him shortly after being installed.

(That's one of the reasons why I keep mentioning using Mopar parts for some items like the nylon bushings for the wiper transmission and the shirt linkage when possible.)

RwP