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Old Feb 22, 2026 | 01:15 AM
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I have a 95 dodge Dakota it had a 2.5 in it I bought a donor vehicle with a 318 in it and was wondering how I would go about the computer it’s a 95 so it’s pre obd2 and I just don’t know how to get the computer to hook up to the it
 
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Need the PCM, and wiring harness from the donor. What year is the donor?
 
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Need the PCM, and wiring harness from the donor. What year is the donor?
it is a 94
 
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Old Feb 22, 2026 | 09:20 AM
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Should be a direct swap then. I don't know if the bellhousing bolt pattern is the same between the 4, and the 8 though....
 
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