Hey Guys,
I am having a few problems after putting a 2001 Motor in my 98. 1st problem I am having is overheating, I have the ECU Intake Sensor on the Intake and the Temp Guage Sensor in the Drain Plug of the Block. The gauge is reading on the L in NORMAL and on hot days will occasionally get just out of the normal zone. I have heard from a few people that this could be because of the location of the Sensor(Drivers Side right under Exhaust Manifold), but I have also heard of people running this set-up with no problem at all. Now I took it to the shop that installed the motor and they said the fan will only come on when the AC is on, I can only think of 2 reasons this could happen, 1 being that the gauge is reading wrong and the car has not yet reached the temp where the fan comes on, or 2 there is a eletrical problem or the ECU sensor has gone bad, but I dont think that is the problem because I don't get a SES light which should come on if that sensor is bad or unpluged. Let me know what you guys think.
My 2nd problem is with the transmission, I used the T-45 off my old motor along with my FMS Aluminum Flywheel and King Cobra Clutch. Now I have put about 150 miles on the car since the swap and noticed no problems with the tranny at all, untill the other day when I got in the car, got to the end of my street, and I could not get the car into gear. It is like the gate will not open, I can turn the car off, put it in gear, and start it and it will drive in whatever gear you put it in, it will just not let me switch or put it in gear while the car is running. I tried adjusting the clutch with no luck, so I took it back to the shop and the guy said I had no oil in the Transmission, my question is, do you think I caused any damage, or do you think I should be able to add oil and it will be fine? It really pisses me off considering the guy that installed the motor had to take off the tranny and put it on the new motor did not even take the time to look at the fluids, but what can I do. Well those are the problems I am having let me know if you guys have any ideas, Thanks. - Ben
I am having a few problems after putting a 2001 Motor in my 98. 1st problem I am having is overheating, I have the ECU Intake Sensor on the Intake and the Temp Guage Sensor in the Drain Plug of the Block. The gauge is reading on the L in NORMAL and on hot days will occasionally get just out of the normal zone. I have heard from a few people that this could be because of the location of the Sensor(Drivers Side right under Exhaust Manifold), but I have also heard of people running this set-up with no problem at all. Now I took it to the shop that installed the motor and they said the fan will only come on when the AC is on, I can only think of 2 reasons this could happen, 1 being that the gauge is reading wrong and the car has not yet reached the temp where the fan comes on, or 2 there is a eletrical problem or the ECU sensor has gone bad, but I dont think that is the problem because I don't get a SES light which should come on if that sensor is bad or unpluged. Let me know what you guys think.
My 2nd problem is with the transmission, I used the T-45 off my old motor along with my FMS Aluminum Flywheel and King Cobra Clutch. Now I have put about 150 miles on the car since the swap and noticed no problems with the tranny at all, untill the other day when I got in the car, got to the end of my street, and I could not get the car into gear. It is like the gate will not open, I can turn the car off, put it in gear, and start it and it will drive in whatever gear you put it in, it will just not let me switch or put it in gear while the car is running. I tried adjusting the clutch with no luck, so I took it back to the shop and the guy said I had no oil in the Transmission, my question is, do you think I caused any damage, or do you think I should be able to add oil and it will be fine? It really pisses me off considering the guy that installed the motor had to take off the tranny and put it on the new motor did not even take the time to look at the fluids, but what can I do. Well those are the problems I am having let me know if you guys have any ideas, Thanks. - Ben
