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This job was not to bad but I had a lot of trouble with the shift lever assembly.
So i basically screwed this up. It took me a long time to get the "E" clip off that sits between the top lever (what is the top lever for?), did that e clip even need to come off? Anyways I was unable to get the e clip back on, nor did i get those 2 bolts tightened. I had planned on taking it into a shop on monday to have them straighten this assembley mess out. Also that connection to the right, the plug that sits on top of the valve body i broke those clips off when unplugging it from the old valve body, ti seems snug on there but what do you think i should do about that? New netrual/park reverse light switch but revers lights are still not working.
Now for the main problem, the truck is having trouble starting. Battery is good, something wrong with the shift assembly i think. At first on the ramps it started in P, then after off the ramps i had my wife shut it off. When i tried to start it back up it wouldnt start in P. I tried a few times, and shift to N and it started? Left it running while i topped off the fluid and we took it for a short drive. I didnt want to drive it for fear of that shift lever assembly popping off the vb as it is not secured on there, but also i wanted to make sure it would move.....shifts were good, 1-2 and 2-3 felt really good but I didnt get it in overdrive as we were just on a short side street. Got home, shut it off, tried to start it back up and it would not start now in P or N? I left it at that and we will be using a nother car for a few days.
Also another note, the column shifter used to be very hard to pull out of park, and change gears, really stiff. Now it slides like butter, but it doesnt fell right.
I am hoping someone tells me that my starting problem is just shift lever adjustment or something and not something internally that i did when swapping the vb as it shifts just fine while driving. Revers works fine fyi.
Thanks

So i basically screwed this up. It took me a long time to get the "E" clip off that sits between the top lever (what is the top lever for?), did that e clip even need to come off? Anyways I was unable to get the e clip back on, nor did i get those 2 bolts tightened. I had planned on taking it into a shop on monday to have them straighten this assembley mess out. Also that connection to the right, the plug that sits on top of the valve body i broke those clips off when unplugging it from the old valve body, ti seems snug on there but what do you think i should do about that? New netrual/park reverse light switch but revers lights are still not working.
Now for the main problem, the truck is having trouble starting. Battery is good, something wrong with the shift assembly i think. At first on the ramps it started in P, then after off the ramps i had my wife shut it off. When i tried to start it back up it wouldnt start in P. I tried a few times, and shift to N and it started? Left it running while i topped off the fluid and we took it for a short drive. I didnt want to drive it for fear of that shift lever assembly popping off the vb as it is not secured on there, but also i wanted to make sure it would move.....shifts were good, 1-2 and 2-3 felt really good but I didnt get it in overdrive as we were just on a short side street. Got home, shut it off, tried to start it back up and it would not start now in P or N? I left it at that and we will be using a nother car for a few days.
Also another note, the column shifter used to be very hard to pull out of park, and change gears, really stiff. Now it slides like butter, but it doesnt fell right.
I am hoping someone tells me that my starting problem is just shift lever adjustment or something and not something internally that i did when swapping the vb as it shifts just fine while driving. Revers works fine fyi.
Thanks