Topic: 85 efi auto, 87 carb 5speed swap?

[yotacrawler85]

i was wondering first of all if this would work and if it would then which wires would i need to keep?

[yotacrawler85 [OP]]

i guess i shoud explaine myself a little better... i have a 85 truck with an automatic tranny in it, i would love to do a marlin dual transfer case and i cant do it with an auto... i have an 87 parts truck that the motor is blown out of but i know that the tranny is good, the truck is carbed from the factory, is there different trannys that came in them that i need to check on the capatabilityor will it work??? i also saw and heard from a buddy that finding the wires needed to do the swap was kinda difficult( for the 4x4 light etc.) do i need the clutch cancelation switch??? someone help...please

[brainlessfool]

well there will be some things that are differant. biggest promblem i see is the clutch master. ecm maybe a probmlem too. just like my spelling

[RUGER]

the bell housing should be the same in both.

i assume the clutch cancal is not needed. you want to start the truck with the clutch in anyway. in my buddys 89 yota he has only used the cancal button a few times on step hills(my 83 don't have that feature). i don't know about your electircal questions, but the trannys almost certainly have diffrent plugs.

happy trails
rich *ruger*  

[89 toy]

who needs a light that say's your in 4x4 any way or reverse lights? every thing should bolt right up if you have all the parts there should be a hole in the fire wall for the master cyl just have to knock the plate out. my buddy swaped a auto out of an 84 for a carbed 85 tranny and it was all bolt in pretty much.didnt have to manufacture anything took about a day.

[yotacrawler85 [OP]]

thanks ton guys, i will prabably start on it this week ......

[ihanberg]

how did your swap go i recently put a manual tranny in my 85 4-runner it had an automatic i still havent found the neutral safety switch do you have any words of advice!

[flipside_nv]

I have an 85 that use to be an automatic and now has a 86 manual in it.  I have no neutral safety switch and no back up lights.  You don't really need them unless you forget to check that you are in neutral or that you have the clutch in automatically when you start it.  Kind of common practice once you've driven a clutch for a while.  I have had no problems other than annoying clusters of wires that don't connect to anything.   

[ihanberg]

another problem is that my check engine light is coming on.it came on with my automatic and i checked the code it was for the neutral safety switch and now it still comes on oddly enough it only comes on when i rev the motor i dont know what the deal is i just have to fix it so i can smog it.