Jimmy the treemonk
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I recently hit a tree with my 97 civic hx. I picked up a 97 civic ex that had a timing belt issue. My friend swapped the motors for me. I noticed that some of the plugs in the wiring harness differ. The car fired right up, but the check engine light is on. The speedometer doesn't work. I drove it about 40 miles. It started acting up. The tach was going crazy, and eventually it died. I drove it home on my booster pack. The next day my buddy swapped alternators, and swapped out the alternator fuse. it is still not charging. Does anybody have any idea what I need to have him do to correct this? Ps I am a treeguy with very little mechanical knowledge. My buddy has always been able to fix my mechanical issues but his specialty would be in pre 80s chevy v8s