So heres the deal, this guy I know gave me a 87 LX Hatchback for the price of $300. Not bad, 4 cylinders shy of a sweat ride, but what do you do. So anyway the AOD in it decided not to work anymore and start spitting out metal shavings, actually looks a lot like the ends of springs. With that little discovery I decided that sucker had to go. So at the auto salvage yard found the same car only with a 5spd T5, not a world class T5, so I pull all the nessecary parts and slap her in. Now here's where the problem is, the car doesn't start. It functions perfectly normal until the part where it has to start. Fuel pump and every accessory functions and works normal. Its like it doesn't know its in neutral. I have the clutch pedal assembly in and all the nessecary wires in their repective connections, but the engine doens't do a thing with? CRAP
So incase someone else decides to do this I can now give the solution, on automatic transmissions ford decided to double up the nuetral sensor and the reverse sensor switch that comes from the transmission to the EEC. So in order to make the wiring work you have to cut and splice the reverse sensor wiring from the stock auto, to the manual wiring, which is two wires. but sense there is no nuetral sensor on manual transmissions, all you have to do with the remaining two wires, which are the nuetral sensing wires is: solder them, or wire tie, or use wire buts, or other wire connectors, together. As long as the current is continous through the wires you're fooling the computer into constantly thinking the transmission is always in neutral, and always ready to be started. GAME SET MATCH. F***you EEC!!!
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