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Technical => Electrical Tech => Topic started by: xtbird302x on October 30, 2004, 03:56:13 AM

Title: Swap wiring question,88 harness in 86.
Post by: xtbird302x on October 30, 2004, 03:56:13 AM
I got another wiring question for ya.  87-88 5.0L harness in 86 car.  I know I need to make a conversion harness for the connectors that do mate, but is it safe to assume that the matching color wires go together.  I'm talking about the 2 connectors next to the brake booster on the main engine harness, and there are different style connectors on the car harness, so they do not mate.  Can I just match the same colors up and be set or not. :dunno:  'Cuz I know sometimes the same color wires are used more than once, and I'm havin a hell of a time findin some of them in the EVTM, and am not sure what some of them are for. Then tryin to track down where they go is kinda tricky. :shoothead    I just want to make sure I don't short anything. I got just about everything else figured out.  Any info would be helpful.  Hopefully I can get this beast fired up soon.
Title: Re: Swap wiring question,88 harness in 86.
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on October 30, 2004, 07:07:02 PM
I'm 99% sure you can match wire colors and be OK. When I did my swap I got about half of my info from a '86 EVTM and the rest from a '87 wiring diagram. Every wire I checked were color for color.
Title: Re: Swap wiring question,88 harness in 86.
Post by: xtbird302x on November 01, 2004, 02:13:42 AM
Ok. Thanks for info Tom.