my shift light doesnt work.
03-22-2007, 03:06 PM
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my shift light doesnt work. I have a raptor shift light. it is connected to the #10 pin. power is connected to my traction control pink wire and it has a good ground. power isnt the problem. it lights up and goes thru its little test light show when i start the car...but when i hit the desired rpm...light doesn't come on? its set to 4 cylinder mode. and i tried setting it to different rpms...nothing. alls it does it do the little test when i start the car and thats it. any one have any suggestions? all connections are good. i double checked everything. do i just have a bad shift lite?
03-22-2007, 06:47 PM
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what year is your car? if it is a '98 then you are on the wrong PCM wire.
also double check that you are tapping into the right wire on the right PCM connector
also double check that you are tapping into the right wire on the right PCM connector
04-02-2007, 07:13 AM
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I am having the same problem with my raptor shift light. I have a 98 and I am connected to the number 35 pin(white wire) of the PCM. Goes through the self test but just doesn't come on when the desired shift point is reached.
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04-02-2007, 10:18 AM
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I am going to check that tonight. I used one of the blue splice connectors. Maybe I need to replace that. Any other way to check the signal connection?
04-02-2007, 12:41 PM
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What are some other good options to splice into the wire then? I have always used these.
Those little clamp-down splice things are the devil, unless you're in a hurry lol.
04-02-2007, 12:54 PM
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Yeah, I have done that too...don't know what I was thinking. I will rewire that tonight. Maybe that is my problem. I had a power issue with it at first and it ended up being one of those clamp down types. I used my last butt splices fixing those wires..that is the reason I didn't try rewiring the tach wire.
04-02-2007, 02:59 PM
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A good crimp should hold as good as solder...
I have a nice set of insulated connector crimpers. They clamp down so tight the wire will pull apart before it comes out. Put the ole' Vulcan death-grip on those bad boys.
Although there is usually never any conudctor exposed after I crimp, I usually wrap each one up with tape anyway as a backup.
04-03-2007, 08:27 AM
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okay, I got me some more butt splices. I removed the crimp type splice and rewired it with a regular butt splice and it now works perfectly. That was the third crimp type that I had to replace because it wasn't making a good connection. Anyway, thanks for the input.
04-03-2007, 01:21 PM
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Yeah, it is working now. I had it mounted to the sterring column but after almost blinding myself, I moved it to the pillar in the defrost vent. Looks like it is going to be a very nice piece.