alternator wont charge, trans wont shift

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cwente

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• May 28, 2011

• #1

ok finished my swap a few days ago and everything worked as it should except alternator wouldnt charge. the transmission wanted to start in third but i could manually put it in second but not first. and no lock up or overdrive. well to fix the trans i wired up a torque converter lock up switch. now it starts in first as it should hits second and third but no overdrive. today i put an external regulator on the truck to fix the alternator and still no charge and truck wont shift out of first gear. any ideas? seriously considering settin it on fire...

 

Warpig

12V killer

• May 28, 2011

• #2

What year truck???? If 01 or 02 did you relocate the cam position sensor??

 

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cwente

brought to you by drinkin

• May 28, 2011

• #3

its a 98.5. but cam sensor is in timing cover with the adapter.

 

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cwente

brought to you by drinkin

• May 28, 2011

• #4

also i used a 12v block and replaced my #53 since i already had the motor out. but no hole for crank sensor in the block

 

BgBlDodge

Hates hippies

• May 28, 2011

• #5

Well there ya go.

 

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bsmith

Never enough

• May 28, 2011

• #6

You need the crankshaft sensor for 98-00.

 

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cwente

brought to you by drinkin

• May 28, 2011

• #7

is there no way to wire around it?

 

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HIGH TECH RAM

Haters!

• May 28, 2011

• #8

nope. Been there done that. you need an 98-00 block so your crank sensor can read off the crank tone ring. it will not read anything and wont charge

 

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bsmith

Never enough

• May 28, 2011

• #9

HIGH TECH RAM said:

nope. Been there done that. you need an 98-00 block so your crank sensor can read off the crank tone ring. it will not read anything and wont charge

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What if you used a cam gear with the tone ring?

 

roachie

Taco Master

• May 28, 2011

• #10

Nope.


Need a 01-02 cam gear, sensors, and ecm.

At this point it will be easier to make the truck think it is a 98 12v

 

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HIGH TECH RAM

Haters!

• May 28, 2011

• #11

Yup what roachie said

 

odieub

Member

• May 29, 2011

• #12

block dont have to be 98.5-00 there same 98-02 STORM blocks ive even seen a late 97 12v with a STORM block got one in shop. even have a 98 12v 5-speed truck that i need to part out.

 

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Babalu97

New member

• Jun 13, 2011

• #13

cwente said:

also i used a 12v block and replaced my #53 since i already had the motor out. but no hole for crank sensor in the block

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Ah yes the 53 block distaster...I got 53'd as well (I have a 99 24v) and had a spare 12v block. Here is a pic of how we resolved the crank sensor issue for mine - Everything works like dream.

 

zstroken

For $$$ your name here

• Jun 13, 2011

• #14

Babalu97 said:

Ah yes the 53 block distaster...I got 53'd as well (I have a 99 24v) and had a spare 12v block. Here is a pic of how we resolved the crank sensor issue for mine - Everything works like dream.

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Good idea~

 

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fordnut

New member

• Jun 13, 2011

• #15

Any problem can be fixed if you think outside the box

 

kxhonda

New member

• Jun 14, 2011

• #16

Babalu97 said:

Ah yes the 53 block distaster...I got 53'd as well (I have a 99 24v) and had a spare 12v block. Here is a pic of how we resolved the crank sensor issue for mine - Everything works like dream.

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I just did this same thing a couple months ago to two different trucks. One was a 2000 that got a 12v swapped in, and the other one was a 99 with an 01 engine in it.