what is an engine wiring harness worth??

From : earl groce

Q: i just bought this 88 dodge d-250. they said it had a fuel injected 360 but that year was 318. the shifting needle that tells you what gear you are in stuck in the park gear but you can move the gears how can i fix that thanks theres a cable that comes from the instrument cluster and connects to the shift column. thats come loose. remove the trim pieces around the instrument cluster and steering column find the loose cable and re-attach it. .

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From : stormin mormon

joe brophy wrote sorry to have caused so much confusion. my logic in replacing the computer with a used one consisted of the following 1 my previous experiences with daimler/chrysler with intermittent was that it would take at least one if not several service appointments to convince themselves of the validity of the diagnosis i didnt currently have alternative transportation without renting another vehicle therefore was not willing to wait through multiple appointments at the dealer. 2 i had already tried to convince the service manager to just swap out mine for a new one without the cost of a service appointments to no avail. 3 without going through the appointment process they wouldnt be abler to charge it off as an emissions failure since they didnt prove it to themselves so from the dealer a new pcm was somewhere in the 450$ range and since there was not any difference design wise nothing i could find anyway a new one would be just as likely to fail as a used one. the only other viable alternative was a pcm from mopar performance which actually cost about 100$ less but it required that you burn only premium gas which i didnt want to be forced to do. 4 i had already installed all the engine compartment cooling fixes like the viper fan which was eventually standard on the gen 1 as the mechanical fan. i installed a 180 degree thermostat recommended by mopar performance and enlarged the fresh air intake to the engine compartment on the passenger side in addition to removing the under hood insulation it was sagging anyway. i know i didnt mention these changes in my earlier post but they were as a result of the path taken to determine the root cause of the problem ending in the pcm being replaced at the time the issues were just beginning to appear in other durangos so there was not hardly anything available from other owners to simplify the diagnosis. most were in a similar process trying to determine what their problem was too. so in summary used vs new pcm i didnt see any difference in their reliability therefore i had no desire to pay for the new cost of a pcm either with $$ or my time for multiple service appointments a half hour of my time and 120$ seemed to be a more reasonable approach. plus the engine compartment now had all factory or mopar performance recommended/mandated cooling enhancements that were available so i was hoping that the heat had been reduced enough to prevent future failure of the pcm for the same cause which is holding true thus far anyway. i hope i have not added to the confusion and maybe even reduced it a bit...regards joe. ======== ======== joe i wasnt confused. i jest found absolutely no grounds in your post to support installing a used pcm that based on your statements very likely has the precursers to the symptom you described. again based your words your symptoms and your explanation of what causes the failure. unless.......the vehical had 0 miles on it........ then.......moot point. heres my view... based on your original reply and the last reply..... you didnt want to pay to rent a car. you didnt want to expend the time to have a diagnosis. you purchased a used pcm....which by all accounts as youve described them may have the same cracks in the circuit board. based on the words you typed this is a known problem so...a used pcm likely has the problem you were aware that a pcm could be installed for free under warranty. you payed for .......air induct upgrades you payed for........cooling fan upgrades you payed for........a used pcm you payed for.........all that goes along with that. sealants solvents coolant....and such now........... how much was that rental car....... and the free new.......pcm the one without the possible cracks. what was the federal mandated warranty on the new one how about the used one not tryn to argue...... jest aint logical in my view. anywhoooooo as i said...im glad yer truck is fixed that your happy with the way it worked out and that you believe it was the best overall repair decision. because....the customer is always rite....... i would be interested in the overall time you have invested in the addon upgrades the diagnostics and overall time output for the repair as well as the total cost of all the repairs.......solvents sealers testers tools ...and your take on how much you actually saved in time and money. you leave out the skint knuckles and bloody fangers.... i understand........thats a given. you could just reply.......... im cheap dammitgumby....and i like workn on my truck. now that........ i could understand. marsh pours joe a crown n coke .