If it starts up in any gear, manual transmissions does not have a neutral safety switch.
No because the ports on a tbi head are different than the ports on a vortec head, vortec heads need a vortec intake however you can switch a carburated engine to a tbi engine because the heads are the same
It's called an inertia switch, or a fuel pump switch.
NO it will not. You would need the heads off the vortec engine to make it all work. The 96 that you are talking about should be a VORTEC engine already from the factory. But you may have an early 96 and that is why it is a TBI engine. That was the year they switch to a vortec. 96 TBI no such animal,TBI OBD2 no
Top rear of engine, next to the distributor, drivers side.
It is located at the top side rear of the engine block and right next to the distributor.
Most major auto part stores will stock the standard EGR valve for a Vortec 4.3-liter engine. You may have to visit several to find one that has it.
The vortec has bigger pistons
Look at the intake manifold. A vortec engine has 8ea. All the others have 12ea.
The 2001 model of the Light-Duty Silverado 1500, had an option of four engine sizes; a 6.0L Vortec V8 engine, a 4.3L Vortec V6, a 4.8L Vortec V8 or a 5.3L Vortec V8. The Heavy-Duty 1500HD comes with three engine options, these are 6.0L Vortec V8, 8.1L Vortec V8 and a 6.6L Duramax V8
The 4.3 Vortec engine never had a carburetor.
" vortec " is a title that GM uses on some of their engines
A vortec 5.7 is a lt1 based engine.