-plasma cut front cross member frame
-un-install AC, power steering, and Vacuum lines
-disconnect all necessary wires leading from the engine
assist in lifting engine/tranny out
-removal of gas tank and shield
-cleaning gas tank, and taking out the fuel pump
-removing fuel pump component, replaced with a simple hose
-installing steel lines to coil around fuel pump piece, for coolant
-installing makeshift fuel pump into a new fuel tank.
Wiring
-using tons of research and volt meter testing; locating and identifying
all necessary wiring from the GAS engine, and DIESEL engine, to be matched
accordingly, for the diesel engine in the previous gas trooper.
install engine in the trooper: Have engine Generally in place under the hood
-install gas tank back in place
-install rubber coolant lines from coolant hoses under the hood down under the vehicle to the gas tank, attached to the makeshift gas pump unit
-install departure and return fuel lines from functioning diesel fuel pump under the hood, to the fuel tank, attaching to the makeshift fuel pump unit.
-install electric heater wires all along the the hoses that lead from under the hood to the gas tank.
-bundle and insulate coolant/fuel lines, then tie strap to vehicle securely
Under the Hood
- Connection and testing of a few wires from engine to vehicle
-Installation of brand new Radiator, along with meticulous hose cutting and positioning to appropriate coolant lines
-installation of AC unit (new filter)
WIRING 2.0
-during all this, doing research on attempting to find wiring diagrams to match all the wires leading from the transmission attached to the Diesel engine to the TCM. after plenty of looking and attempts, there was no luck, so we were left with an alternative; not using the TCM, and manually changing gears.
-locate and identify the solenoids and their code for each gear change ( 2 solenoids, gears 1-4).
-attaching them to light switches for testing of each gear in the parking lot
-locating and identifying lock-up switch, and also tested with a light switch
-purchase of a solenoid shifter, leading to installing on the centre console of the vehicle (cutting plastic to fit appropriately)
-installation of lock-up switch, to the centre console
-re installation of the centre console
TACHOMETER
-tachometer wiring doesn't work, so with the purchase of a third party speedometer sensor, we created a makeshift tachometer sensor.
-following code instruction from the manual and using various existing wires under the hood (3 tach wires, 1 ground and 1 12v power); adjusted pulse of the engine, to tach sensor to tachometer to match.
-installing of tach sensor against fire wall
-labelling of all wire connections
-bundling and organizing wires under the hood.
