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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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im doing the 6 speed swap right now. i know there is 2 hoses go into the tranny but i cant find it on the tranny. what should i do???
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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more info? are you talking about variable steering assist? if that's the case, you'll want to loop them together, make sure it's tight, it will want to leak.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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its from the engine block those two behind the radiator hoses. also can i loop the one on the radiator since there is no hoses go into the manual tranny?
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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you should post some pics, it'll be much easier to diagnose
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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Do you have a 99? and are you talking the 2 small hoses that go from the trans to the radiator?
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by cal6tl
its from the engine block those two behind the radiator hoses. also can i loop the one on the radiator since there is no hoses go into the manual tranny?
ah, i believe so. i'm sure Kris will be able to answer the question. i did the swap and had a shop run the lines and wiring. didn't want to route things wrong.

like the other guy said, post pictures just for verification, it's a lot easier to diagnose that way.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Do you have a 99? and are you talking the 2 small hoses that go from the trans to the radiator?
ya mine is 99 and the the 1 small and 1 mid size hose but i will post some pic tmr.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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the 2 hoses in the red square
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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basically all i did was loop them together, so the coolant can still flow when the engine is cold (otherwise absolutely no coolant flows, which then creates hotspots in the block, till the coolant flows, which have the potential of cracking the block at those hotspots)(and if you are woundering the said coolant that flows through those lines, does not even go through the radiator, so no worries about longer warmup times)

anyways i just used an brass hose step-down adaptor that i found laying around , so no idea of where it is from, but maybe try the plumbing section at the local hardware store
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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any idea where those go to?
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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looking at it closer , it's for the vsa throttle body (and they should actually be the same size as each other unlike the tranny ones)

and for that one all i did was remove one of the hoses, then connect the other one where the one i had removed had been connected to (but considering you are a and winter is coming, you might want to reconnect those, they help keep the tb cleaner by helping to burn off deposits, but more then any thing they help prevent it from potentially freezing up in colder weather (it also helps warm up the engine faster, because no the engine is being feed that much warmer air then before, then also it can help with gas mileage too, since it provides warmer less dense air, ie throttle is open more, so engine works less at a cruising speed)

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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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so just loop it??
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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basically yes, but as said it might be a good idea to reconnect it as stock for the winter
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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how can i connect it back to stock??
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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when you look at the VSA throttle body, you will see a couple of nipples on there for some hoses...
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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but i took out the VSA throttle body. what are those hoses do??
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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read above, but since you said you removed the VSA tb, then just loop them together
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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I concur
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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do i have to change the side wiring from the inside too?? cuz i notice that the rear speakers, sub, and windows doesnt work.

or do anyone have the diagram so i can rewire those wiring??

ps: i have a 99 TL swapped 02 TLS dash wiring

thanks
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by cal6tl
do i have to change the side wiring from the inside too?? cuz i notice that the rear speakers, sub, and windows doesnt work.

or do anyone have the diagram so i can rewire those wiring??

ps: i have a 99 TL swapped 02 TLS dash wiring

thanks
sounds almost like something is not plugged in fully
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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well all the dash harness plugged in right and some of them doesnt fit onto the 99 plug. so what should i do now
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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maybe pay a shop to figure it all out for you; instead of keep asking everything here
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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wow thats rude!!!
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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and your point is....
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 05:35 PM
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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Op, he's right, that's what I did. I did the swap right there in my driveway and took it to a shop for them to finish the work I didn't know how to do. It worked out pretty well.
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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Op, he's right, that's what I did. I did the swap right there in my driveway and took it to a shop for them to finish the work I didn't know how to do. It worked out pretty well.
TY

and just a , in that you at least recognized that the amount of wiring needed was out of your league as far as being able to actually do it (mechanical side was no issue for you though, being gay and all )

and it is also not like this is just a simple fix either repairing a wire or two, this is a complete dash harness of a couple of hundred wires that could be swapped around, or pinned wrong (let alone OP saying that there are a couple of unused plugs on the TL-S harness)



PS: ASS you fix that smoking yet... and get some times too
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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one last qeustion do i have to change the dash harness when im swapping the tls into my 99 tlp. also is the tls cluster work on tlp harness??

ps: im sorry about earlier. but just hate running into problem all the time
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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iirc the tls cluster is plug and play as far as the wiring goes, but something with the temp or fuel gauge or something being a different resistence or something, so that has to be corrected before it fully works (also it obviously has the VSA light and such)
anyways try looking around with the search button, i know a couple of people have already done it (and one member that comes to mind for some reason is phee )


and swapping the entire harness, if you are comfortable running and extending wiring and such, not really
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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sorry for keep asking question here

i accidently put the gear in reverse and i cant put it back to neutral. how can i put it back to neutral? i tryed to put it back to neutral but it wont work.

Thanks everyone
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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, pull on the lever with the huge counter weight on it (back iirc, and it should pop right into neutral (the smaller lever is the side to side motion of the shifter; and should self center itself too)
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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yeah.... there actually was a coolant line ran to a vacuum line, and it had been fixed prior, but the coolant was still in the combustion system, it's not smoking anymore.

we're trying to tune now, it's losing timing/sync after 4k RPM not sure what's goin on. my tuner called AEM yesterday, hopefully he found something.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by friesm2000
, pull on the lever with the huge counter weight on it (back iirc, and it should pop right into neutral (the smaller lever is the side to side motion of the shifter; and should self center itself too)
i tryed and its doesnt work
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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how hard did you pull??? a nice firm tug, cause remember normally you got the nice long shifter for the leverage on those levers
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 11:46 PM
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ok thanks. for some reason i cant start the car

maybe cuz the battery. but when i put the key in the key light doesnt lights up
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