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 Post subject: Manual conversion problems
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:47 pm 
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Hey guys, had someone pull my dash and chuck a T5 in my car, got a bit of a problem though.

Instead of doing the resistor mods I got the J3 flashed to a manual one, car starts fine but she runs real rough, miss firing, sounds like a top fuel dragster.

I changed the plugs as they were all fowled from being run with no resistors before the J3 was reflashed.

Is there anything more I have to look into regarding wiring etc for the conversion, besides the resistors (which I shouldnt need now)

Also got an airbag light flashing, any tips for the airbag light? I'm guessing connectors haven't been reseated properly or something? Brake switch isn't connected, I doubt that would be a problem?
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 Post subject: Re: Manual conversion problems
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:27 pm 
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Regarding the rough running, I'd check your map sensor.
Maybe you bumped the tube off it during the conversion.

There's one small plug on the drivers side of the dash, easy one to miss when doing a dash out job.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Manual conversion problems
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:51 pm 
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Got it all working with J3 without having to do resistor mods and got the car running, reverse switch wired up but now I have a vacuum leak from behind the dash, sounds like its coming from behind trip computer/stereo.

No heater controls working either.

Vacuum leak gets loud if you rev the car out.
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 Post subject: Re: Manual conversion problems
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:03 pm 
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well vacuum leak will give a rough running car!

and the vacuum is what controls the heater etc...

fix the leak = fixed many problems

 

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 Post subject: Re: Manual conversion problems
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:06 am 
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Disco Frank wrote:
well vacuum leak will give a rough running car!

and the vacuum is what controls the heater etc...

fix the leak = fixed many problems


Yep, was doing the thermofan rev up issue before the leak though.

Also anyone have a diagram of where the lines run around behind the dash for climate control? I think they're all a*** about.
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