geo3015
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- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- Automatic
I've been searching and searching and searching and havnt gotten the answers i've been looking for. Usually the answers to people asking similar questions is, do a search its been covered, just swap harnesses, or "you have to wire it up". None of these answers have helped. I have a 97 ranger, 2.3 automatic 2wd. The truck has 230k miles on it and the trans is starting to shift a little hard from 1st to 2nd. I've been on the look out for a cheap 5speed parts truck so I'll have everything I need when it comes time for the swap. Swapping in the transmission itself doesn't seem challenging to me, its the wiring im afraid of. Im just looking for some clarification about "swapping the harness". My 96 cobra had a transmission harness that unplugged and could be swapped for an auto trans harness. Is the ranger set up like that? Or is it all one engine/trans harness in the ranger. I see the harness block in the corner of the engine bay. If i swap harnesses, do I do it at that plug? Or I have to swap the whole damn thing including the harness off that plug leading into the fire wall. I've read over maybe pages of people doing it on older rangers and bronco II's but those cars arent OBDII and also have a different automatic trans then I do.