by your 1st post can we assume that you converted to a stick in something??? I did this in my 93 318 Dakota and ran its original auto trans ECM for 72k miles just fine until the truck got wrecked...… the truck didn't know any difference.
Yes, trans went out in my '00 Durango and I converted to a 5 speed. Durango totalled in side-swipe accident (not my fault, btw) so I bought this Dakota for a song. Manual PCM went out in driveway after completing the swap. Found an auto PCM at a pullapart Friday and got it running. Now it's just like the Durango was with it's auto PCM. CEL and hits fuel-cut about 4500 rpms.
Have to pull my notes but IIRC from asking here about a non-computer controlled auto swap, '95- back were what I needed.
Wish they made a Dakota QC that old.
Tim
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