1997 ford f250 7.3 powerstroke diesel tranny swap
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1997 ford f250 7.3 powerstroke diesel tranny swap
I have a 1997 ford f250 7.3 powerstroke deisel with an automatic transmission. I also have a 2001 ford f250 7.3 powerstroke diesel with a 6 speed manual transmission. My question is can I swap out the tranny from the 2001 and put it into the 97 truck?
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A lot of folks have swapped from an automatic to a ZF5. A few have swapped from a ZF5 to a ZF6. If you search and read the threads on both these topics, and combine the tips, tricks and wisdom of the two, you should be able to cobble together a plan and get a sense of the challenge ahead of you.
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If you go to powerstrokenation 1994 to 2006 axle swap thread - Page 10 - PowerStrokeNation : Ford Powerstroke Diesel Forum guy there just posted a little about it. Maybe ask him some questions also. I think you need a new computer module or get yours reflashed so it knows it is a standard and won't be looking for auto tranny inputs.
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You don't need a _new_ PCM. Just one from a '97 manual truck (van PCMs are different), and the same emissions (Federal vs. Calif) as your truck. This: PCM Codes - 1994-1997 Power Stroke FAQ might help.
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You don't need a _new_ PCM. Just one from a '97 manual truck (van PCMs are different), and the same emissions (Federal vs. Calif) as your truck. This: PCM Codes - 1994-1997 Power Stroke FAQ might help.
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You can get it reflashed but not necessary to run just fine but yeah it will run slightly better. You have to customize drive shafts because there was never anything the same length as a zf 6 on an obs truck. Also the 6 has a cooler and lines to deal with. Seems like someone on the know said it is perfectly ok to delete the cooler since its a manual though
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Obviously, you can't drop a manual PCM in an auto truck and expect it to work without re-flashing it to tell it to shift the E4OD, but going the other direction shouldn't really make any noticeable difference. I
f you're really worried about it have a chip with custom tunes burned and tell them what transmission you have.
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Another problem is that the auto PCM is looking for two shift solenoids, one lockup solenoid, an electronic pressure control solenoid, and a coast clutch solenoid. Each one of those will set a code if they are missing.
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