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Title: '87/'88 5.0 t-bird engine harness differences
Post by: 87tbirdmanjwg on February 02, 2006, 08:10:47 PM
Today I went to plug my newly obtained '88 dash harness to my '87 tbird's engine harness and the connectors that connect the two are different. I got the '88 dash harness because I didn't trust the '87 harness after the dash fire and all. Will I need to use the '88 engine/light harness as well? Thats ok if I do, because I got those as well at my local junkyard. Thanks guys!
Title: '87/'88 5.0 t-bird engine harness differences
Post by: shame302 on February 03, 2006, 12:50:27 AM
under dash harness....shot in the dark but did one of the 2 cars have the electronic climate control?
Title: '87/'88 5.0 t-bird engine harness differences
Post by: 87tbirdmanjwg on February 03, 2006, 11:12:36 AM
Quote from: shame302
under dash harness....shot in the dark but did one of the 2 cars have the electronic climate control?

Yes, the '88 car had climate control...
Title: '87/'88 5.0 t-bird engine harness differences
Post by: 87tbirdmanjwg on February 05, 2006, 12:29:09 AM
Hey Eric, you seem to be one of the great cougar/tbird knowledge conveyors on this forum...what's your input? please?:bowdown:
Title: '87/'88 5.0 t-bird engine harness differences
Post by: CougarSE on February 05, 2006, 10:52:50 AM
I can actually help you there.  You will have to use the 88 engine harness.  And the light harness may plug in and it may not.  Depening if your car had systems sentry or not.  The connectors are differernt.  One is black and one is grey.  Black for sytems sentry and grey without.  This I'm not sure if 88/87 matters.
Title: '87/'88 5.0 t-bird engine harness differences
Post by: 87tbirdmanjwg on February 05, 2006, 12:10:13 PM
Quote from: CougarSE
I can actually help you there.  You will have to use the 88 engine harness.  And the light harness may plug in and it may not.  Depening if your car had systems sentry or not.  The connectors are differernt.  One is black and one is grey.  Black for sytems sentry and grey without.  This I'm not sure if 88/87 matters.

Coolness! Thanks claude...You wouldn't mind if I refer to to you by you first name would you? I think I'll just use the '88 light harness as well being that the '88 car had systems sentry. I wish I could go outside and replace the light harness right know, but old man winter deemed it fit to  give us more of the white stuff along with some nasty wind:yuck:
Title: '87/'88 5.0 t-bird engine harness differences
Post by: CougarSE on February 05, 2006, 05:01:36 PM
No problem man.