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Motor swap now it will not start

Change motor that ran out of a 1996 2.2 into a 1997 2.2 the only that was different was the crank sensor now i can not start it.

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Unfortunately, there is no easy solution here. I had the same problem with my race car. I swapped a 96 2.2 into my 97 racecar and ended up having to also swap the engine wiring harness, computer, instrament cluster and pass module. The engine harness will bolt to the interior harness even though the wire colors are not the same. Just make sure you match the large yellow wire on the 96 harness to the large purple wire on the 97 harness. It sounds pretty complicated but it only took me maybe an hour to perform the swap. Now I'm back up and running and will be racing again this weekend.

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    Almost forgot, I ended up having to put the ignition pack into my car as well.

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********* i just swiched the 96 crank sensor out and put a new 97 sensor in it works so dont waste time or money with that other stuff

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    just change the 96 crank sensor with a new 97 sensor and it works the sensors are same size and the crank has the same notches so it reads it fine

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Replace the ignition module i just got done doing the same swap and the ignition module went bad

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Put a 97 motor back in the car you will be a head of the game

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