Change of plans, dealing with the electronic gearbox controllers was never so close to the ease I were expecting, altough the torque converter stall is the biggest problem. Might get a manual gearbox swapped along the J2 into the Explorer. This is not so bad at all, because reliability will be enhanced due to the absence of electronics to keep it running. The control knobs for the glowplugs and the killer pin are now bolted to the dashboard, to be definitely hooked up once the engine and the new gearbox are there. Well, the gearbox will not be exactly a brand new unit. The most probable unit will be a 4-speed already laying around because we did not bring the 5-speed from the Kia K2700 donor truck.

On a sidenote, almost got wounded while disassembling the aircon pipes, the R134 gas is dangerous and can lead to freezing burns. People, be very careful when dealing with aircons.