93 Splash in SC, V8-Swap version

[Curious Hound]

Doing pretty well. I feel like I need to push some walking. I took ot easy over the weekend. It's time to try building up some stamina. I just took the trash out - 2 trips since I cleaned a bunch of old stuff out of the refrigetator. Take a lottle break. Load the dishwasher and start it. Take another break. Take a walk up the street a few hundred feet and back. I'm finally going to kneel down on the floor and open the box of exhaust manifolds that arrived while I was in the hospital. When I came home, I asked Kyle to just drag them into the living room for me.

My blood pressure is low due to a few of the meds. 88/54 this morning. But Dr. Said as long as I don't feel dizzy, it's ok. My heart rate and blood O2 levels are ok. I'm checkung and logging all that stuff, plus weight every day.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I'm finally going to kneel down on the floor and open the box of exhaust manifolds that arrived while I was in the hospital. When I came home, I asked Kyle to just drag them into the living room for me.

Plot twist, they are 4.0 manifolds...

 

[Curious Hound]

Plot twist, they are 4.0 manifolds...

Nope. Not unless the 4.0l became an 8 cylinder. I got that pair of 289 manifolds I posted from ebay.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Nope. Not unless the 4.0l became an 8 cylinder. I got that pair of 289 manifolds I posted from ebay.

Oh, 4.7 manifolds

 

[Curious Hound]

Did something useful today. Using the 93 Ranger EVTM, 96Explorer EVTM and manual for my new digital instrument cluster, I figured out how the wiring is going to combine to make the digital dash work. I even stripped the needed wires out of the Explorer dash so they're ready. I plan on re-purposing one or more of the Explorer bulkhead connectors to pass through the firewall. I'll strip out a lot of the excess and re-arrange what I need. But here is the written plan for combining the old, old and new wiring. I wish I could access transmission gear selection from the PCM. It would be nice to have that show up in the digital dash.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I wish I could access transmission gear selection from the PCM. It would be nice to have that show up in the digital dash.

If you go forward you are in drive.

If you go backwards you are in reverse

If you don't move you:

A. are stuck
B. are in neutral
C. experiencing catastrophic transmission failure