Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Engine swap need help

[Bulldog80]

My buddy is in the middle of swapping the engine out of a 2000 (manual trans. ) into his '99 (auto. trans. ). The #6 piston burned out in his. Everything is going smooth except the 2000 motor doesn't have a crank position sensor. This was the last thing that I considered when planning this thing, I didn't even know that they stopped using the crank position sensor.



Anyway, does anyone know the easiest way to get this thing going? Will a non-crank sensor ECM work in the existing wire loom? Or do I need to swap the crank and sensor out of the '99 into the 2000 motor (@#%! I hope not)? I don't know of any other options.



I don't know any other resource to even ask about this so any help you guys can give me is very much appreciated.

 

[Bulldog80]

Anybody? Please?

 

[JFinke]

Call cummins with the serial #'s and they can probably help you. Jake

 

[jmeehan]

Edited post due to bad info. I'm always learning something here, thanks for setting me straight.

 

[jwilliams3]

The crank sensor is bolted to the outside of the block and reads a wheel that is bolted onto the crank itself inside of the crankcase. It is not bolted to the trans adapter or starter.



I would try to run the engine with the ECM that is supplied with it.

 

[jwernert]

We put an 02 motor into my brothers 99. We swaped ECMs and didn't worry about the crank sensor. If you have the 2000 ECM give that a try. His truck runs fine.

 

[Turbo Tim 1]

If the 2000 engine came with an ECM it should run fine I think maybe. Also I would change a wiring harness before I changed the crank around.

 

[Bulldog80]

Thanks a lot guys, that made me feel a lot better, I'll try the 2000 ECM. Man I hope it works.