1) First time starting it things went good, a little cranking, then it ran. Starting the engine the 2nd and 3rd times it will turn over, but doesn't stay running unless I give it some throttle. After a few seconds of throttle, it idles ok by itself. What could cause this?
2) Another more alarming problem is that the engine dies while driving, apparently at random. The last time this happened, the check engine light went on for a second, then the engine died. I checked the ECU codes, but it has none. Is this related to problem 1?
3) And the speedo doesn't work. I unscrewed the base part from the '9? 4EAT and screwed it into the '98 5MT. It was a bit of a stretch, but the cable just reached. Using the old base part with the newer transmission should work, right?
Big thanks to Matt for answering questions and helping me drop the 4EAT without injury.
Posts from Josh, Vikash, Nick and others were helpful for random useful info. And of course, Josh's excellent swap guide was great.
Now throttle adjustment doesn't get it to run. It sounds like it begins to run, but stops right away. Could the lack of speedo function for a while have done something to the ECU? It still doesn't throw any codes.
