Q: Took engine from 4wd 1998 jimmy put in 2wd 05 sierra. Problem is transmission not engaging. What do i need to do?

asked by on May 05, 2017

I took engine from 1998 4wd jimmy put in a 2005 2wd sierra. Transmission won't engage. RPMS rise when shifting through the the gears just no movement. Is torque converter , tail pc ?

My car has 160000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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