How do I change the pin configuration in the wiring harness?

It might connect to the transmission, but I would be shocked if the wiring harness was the same.
A salvage yard should be able to tell you what will match up to the 95 model.

This truck uses the E4OD transmission. It is an electronically driven tranny that changes gears when it receives a signal to do so. It sounds to me that either your control module has failed or you have somehow damaged the wiring between the tranny and the module. Another possibility is the wiring has simply popped off if you were by chance 4 wheeling in some rough terrain with high ground clearance that could have possibly brushed along the underside of your vehicle.

This is a problem,the 95 model has a 01m transmission and the 94 has an 096.Even though they look very similar the wiring and computer controls are very different.They will not intercahnge.You will need to use the 95 model wiring harnes,transmission ,and computer but I am not sure this will work with the 94 model engine.

The engine control unit must be replaced as well.

Call your local dealer with your vin # ,, there is a recall for that specific code.
96-5-16 • MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION - CODE P1742 STORED IN MEMORY - NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS PRESENT - VEHICLES WITH E4OD TRANSMISSION BUILT THROUGH 10/15/95 • LAMP - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION - CODE P1742 STORED IN MEMORY - NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS PRESENT - VEHICLES WITH E4OD TRANSMISSION BUILT THROUGH 10/15/95


MARCH 1996 PCM - MIL ON/DTC P1742 Set

the way i figured which 4l60e works with my truck was to get the service number off of the ecm. Then I took that ecm service number and searched for it on ebay. People selling that same ecm will usually list what other vehicles that ecm works on. Then I went to the u-pull&pay and got a tranny out of one of those vehicles. I do know that after 95 there is an extra pin in the main wiring harness that goes to the PWM. My 94 tranny didn't have that pin. Also try pulling the main wiring harness out of your tranny and with a mirror look down into the tranny and get the pin configuration. Make sure the one you get also has that same pin layout.

This is the automotive equivalent of a ***-change operation. In short, dont do it...
The problem you have is not if the tranny will fit (which it won't as a direct bolt-in replacement), the problem is in everything else that needs to be moded. Your engines computer is not programed to recognize or work with a manual tranny. You would need to modify the console to accept a manual shifter, install a clutch and clutch pedal assembly, plumb the needed fluid systems, and replace the entire wiring harness in the engine bay. In short, if you are asking - this won't go well and even if it did work, the car would not be reliable. By the time you spend everything involved in this project, it would be much cheaper to buy a 95 or 98 Saturn with the transmission that you prefer.

You more than likely have the E4OD tranny in the truck. These transmissions are very prone to failure and problems. They are very expensive to rebuild and or replace if only using an exchange unit already rebuilt. I have rebuilt many E4OD trannys and would not recomend that particular tranny. Average exchange rate for a rebuilt is anywhere form $ 2800.00 to $3500.00. If you are considering buying this truck look for a manual tranny version instead.

clean out your engine

I would say that physically the transmission may fit due to the engine sizes being the same, but the 96 F150 is a E4OD transmission and the 01 is a 4R70W transmission, they do not work the same electrically.