how important is this sensor??
 

right now i have no wires hooked up to my tranny sence the 4 banger swap..will this effect anything???

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If memory serves, there shouldn't be any wires hooked up to it unless it's an AODE. Just some cables/hoses.

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There are two possible connectors there, one is right where the speedo comes out of the tranny, thats for cruise i beleive, the other is on top, its a two wire connector and its for fifth gear acknowledgement, it limits your rpm to 3800 in fifth , without it , you are top speed limited only by power, or the rev limit of 6250. without that one, who cares , the other , probably your cruise will not work.

There is no fifth gear rev limit. I don't know if you are aware of this, but the orange line on your Tach is the red line for 5th gear. That would be 4900 rpms, not 3800. I can also tell you from experience that I have been well over 3800 in 5th gear. There is only one rev limit, and that's the 6250 rpm one.

That's the neutral safety switch you're talking about. The speed sensor coming from the speedometer cable is also important for the computer to know that you are still moving. This is what keeps your RPMs up until you come to a complete stop. If your RPMs aren't kept up, your car could stall if you had to brake hard without depressing the clutch.

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[This message has been edited by jimberg (edited 08-03-2001).]