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 Post subject: urgent help need
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:45 pm 
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i put an ef auto in to a eb fairmont and now the torque converter won't lock up and if you pull it down a gear with the selector i doesn't change down.

please any one no what is the problem

how hard is it to change the el ecu in to my eb.

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 Post subject: Re: urgent help need
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:48 pm 
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inhibitor switch f**k?
Swap the one off your old auto over?

 

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 Post subject: Re: urgent help need
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:22 pm 
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where abouts is the inhibitor switch. what does it look like. how do yo and how hard is it to change.

thanks for you reply
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 Post subject: Re: urgent help need
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:31 pm 
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also can any one tell me what would be making the battery light stay on even if the key is turned off and out of ignition.

this happened after i changed the gear box.
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 Post subject: Re: urgent help need
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:02 pm 
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Try disconnecting the wiring on the gearbox and see if the battery light is still on. Not sure is there is a connection but it seems too much of a coincidence. If you disconnect and the battery light is still on, I''d suspect a stuffed diode in your alternator.

 

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 Post subject: Re: urgent help need
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:08 pm 
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thanks tried unplugging the gearbox didn't change it. if i unplug the alternator but that doesn't change it either.....

but thanks
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