Remember your connector had more wires then mine, as mine is SD and yours is MAF so you will have more, maybe they moved some on the MAF trucks vs the SD ones. Id ck that out.

95F350XL said:

Remember your connector had more wires then mine, as mine is SD and yours is MAF so you will have more, maybe they moved some on the MAF trucks vs the SD ones. Id ck that out.

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Good call... I wasn't strictly going on wire position, I was also paying attention to the wire colors in the instructions... I sure wish they'd give more details about that electrical connected. Like maybe what exactly it is (a resister? a diode? a capacitor?). Or maybe what those wires are SUPPOSED to go to that I'm tapping (maybe Ford changed the wire colors over the years).

I'll have a look this weekend.

Finally got around to double checking my wire taps and they're right where they need to be... So I plugged the electrical connector back in and pulled the battery cable for a while (reset the computer).

Drove the truck and HOLY CRAP! Drives like a million bucks! Before I was gettin' a real nasty shift from 1-to-2; jerked the HELL out of me. Thought that was just the shift kit doing its job. Nope, after installing the electrical connector it doesn't kick anymore, it just a quick and tight shift and BAM 2nd gear, no kicking or nothing. Same goes for the subsequent shifts.

DISCLAIMER: To anyone who installs a shift kit in the future. DO NOT ignore the electrical connector. It seems to make a HUGE difference in the ride comfort.

Lol bout time son. Did ur ck eng light come back on? Maybe 1 time fluke.

Given that the "E" in E4OD stands for Electronic, I find the above hardly shocking...

95F350XL said:

Lol bout time son. Did ur ck eng light come back on? Maybe 1 time fluke.

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I only drove it around the block and the light never showed... But last time I don't think it came on for about a mile so who knows... I think the problem might have been that I didn't reset the computer last time... All I know is that it's shifting better than it EVER has. I'll let ya'll know if the light comes back.

heh this thread is a prime example of the following:
1.You don't smoke Miss Mary Jane
2. You don't live in California
3. You don't name your children Chris
4. You don't become a hippy

On a lighter note....congrats glad you got it fixed.

Im named Chris there JR. Im totally different tho. Ha

Maybe answer is to buy a truck with, you know, a stick-shift...

ohoh oh...or one you can put headers on......oh but 95F350XL Chris....ur more redneck...that makes you exempt

Ha yes sir. Yea id go stick shift if it wasnt a big PIA.

UPDATE: Changed out the stiff springs for the stock springs. All other parts of the shift kit still remain, and I like it a lot better like this. Details here:

http://www.fordtruckfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?p=177145