I bought it that way last winter had a bad auto transmission. Swapped it to a 5 speed as I had a 97 donor truck for all the parts.
Had to swap driveshaft
Ecu
Engine and transmission wiring harness
Pedals
And all that good stuff
Paid $500 for the truck
New clutch and pressure plate and...
97 2.3 have no code and low idle miss and stall when you let off the throttle and get back on the throttle in between shifts.
Here's what I've done.
New air filter
New motor craft platinum plugs
wires.
Swapped coil packs from a donor truck
New intake,iac,throttle body and egr gaskets
Swapped...