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I have a 2wd 1992 4.0 with a M5OD.

The confuser always pulls a code for "not in park/neutral".

Do all generations have a neutral position switch/sensor?

I just had the tranny out an did not see an unpluged connectors... When I pull't the tranny, it was just clutch line, speedo, and reverse lights...


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The early ones had a plug opposite the reverse light switch that was for a neutral position sensor. I think it was dropped in 93.
 
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The early ones had a plug opposite the reverse light switch that was for a neutral position sensor. I think it was dropped in 93.
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Hmmm, I looked at that spot where the diagrams show it, but it just looks like a blank.

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It kind of sounds like maybe that truck originally had an auto-tragic trans and nobody changed the computer.

What is the transmission code in the VIN?

A4LD is a T.

M5OD is an M.
 
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adsm08 said:
It kind of sounds like maybe that truck originally had an auto-tragic trans and nobody changed the computer.

What is the transmission code in the VIN?

A4LD is a T.

M5OD is an M.
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You can tell the Transmission from the VIN?
 
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Which number position indicates transmission? I goggled a bunch of sites including ford and none indicated the vin contained transmission info.
 
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Door tag then.

I am used to getting this info from decoders, not doing it myself.
 
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Door tag then.

I am used to getting this info from decoders, not doing it myself.
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So the VIN on the door has a T in it, but is marked M under trans...

Hmmm

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chewy012 said:
So the VIN on the door has a T in it, but is marked M under trans...

Hmmm

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There are several positions for a T in the VIN but none of them refer to the trans.
 
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