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Title: Orange wire
Post by: Kitz Kat on September 02, 2007, 10:30:00 AM

Unhooked comes from the white connector thats attached to the intake.Any body know where it goes.the only orange wire on the schematic that I got says oxy ground but there hooked up.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: jcassity on September 02, 2007, 12:17:52 PM

please double check for a secondary color.

your o2 sensor does get an orange but that orange wire parallels off to actual chassis ground. i suppose the branch will connect to the rear of each head.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: Kitz Kat on September 02, 2007, 01:20:51 PM

All orange,o2's are hooked to the heads.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: ipsd on September 02, 2007, 01:57:42 PM

Quote from: kitzdnm;173936

All orange,o2's are hooked to the heads.

Not on the 2.3t's they are bolted to the intake side of the turbo.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: Cougar8775 on September 02, 2007, 02:49:47 PM

its possible its a chassie ground for your harness. look on the firewall near the tb for a connector.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: Kitz Kat on September 02, 2007, 03:23:45 PM

I looked at an 88 tbird can't tell where it goes unless I start cut her harness open,You know I think I need a carb.less shiznit in the way.This sucks when the valves aren't ajusted the first time right.Gota go put the cobra top back on.If anybody knows let me know.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: Kitz Kat on September 02, 2007, 09:07:27 PM

Still don't know where it goes.Left it where I could get it again.
But this cars hooked up.Runnin strong.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: thundr306 on September 02, 2007, 09:30:06 PM

White connector? From the big white 10 pin?
Jim

Title: Orange wire
Post by: Kitz Kat on September 03, 2007, 06:45:38 AM

Yeh Jim next to the big black one mounted to the intake.
I'm going to run some codes today.It's running real good.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: thundr306 on September 03, 2007, 09:06:28 AM

I'm not sure if the wire coloring is the same between Mustangs and Tbirds, but here's what I have. If it is an orange wire, it is a o2 ground. If it's a orange/white, it is the feed for MAP, TPS and EGR.
Jim

Title: Orange wire
Post by: Kitz Kat on September 03, 2007, 10:38:48 AM

I have o2 grounds coming out of the o2 harness to the heads.
I even unraveled the harness and theres no other orange wire to hook to.It could be a ground I never hooked up when I put the motor in,and happen to see it now.I'm going out soon and play with a few things.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: 5.0willgo on September 03, 2007, 10:42:05 AM

I have the same thing. We've discussed it before.
It's like that on my '88 and was like that on an '87 Bird I grabbed the harness from in the yard.

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=13201&highlight=orange+wire+harness (http://"http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=13201&highlight=orange+wire+harness")

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=14430&highlight=orange+wire+harness (http://"http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=14430&highlight=orange+wire+harness")

Title: Orange wire
Post by: Kitz Kat on September 03, 2007, 11:04:44 AM

Quote from: 5.0willgo;174096

I have the same thing. We've discussed it before.
It's like that on my '88 and was like that on an '87 Bird I grabbed the harness from in the yard.

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=13201&highlight=orange+wire+harness

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=14430&highlight=orange+wire+harness

Thanks,I was thinking of grounding it.

Title: Orange wire
Post by: V8Demon on November 10, 2008, 11:47:23 AM

Hmmm....Should this show a code?

I would think not if I have the right idea in my head.....See the pic below. If that's correct, it will have no real effect on A/F ratio or open/closed loop...You might short something out though....Do I have this right?

Wiring was never a strong point with me.....trying to learn more and more.

Fox T-Bird/Cougar Forums

Technical => Electrical Tech => Topic started by: Kitz Kat on September 02, 2007, 10:30:00 AM