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2nd Gen Ram Tech1994-2001 Rams: This section is for TECHNICAL discussions only, that involve the 1994 through 2001 Rams. For any non-tech discussions, please direct your attention to the "General discussion/NON-tech" sub sections.
check the 01 service manual for a good explanation of the ASD.
if no signal from crank position sensor, ASD tells PCM to shut down coil and fuel.
crank position sensor in bell housing is commonly damaged in motor/trans swap.
i have to pcms one that come with the motor i bought and the one that was factory on the truck the one that came with the new motor says no bus, and pulls 3 codes witch r tranny codes. the factory one pulls no codes and dont say no bus. and i switched the crank sensor with the one off the old motor, but there wires got cut and are spiced back together think this might be y?
Might be able to take it to the dealer but you're talkin about some major issues to over come because there are some 96 that are OBDI and some that are OBDII depending on when it was built in that year.