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| saigon71 |
 Jul 3 2009, 03:08 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,014 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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1974/4 factory fuel injection. I have a white wire that comes out of the harness with the three wire distributor plug. Have searched high & low but can not figure out where it goes (see picture). Also, I have a broken black wire on the non-condenser side of the coil that is connected to another black wire out of the harness. Any ideas? Thanks.
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| ejm |
Jul 3 2009, 07:37 PM
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Group: Members Posts: 2,707 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None |
Single white wire goes to the thermoswitch for the cold start valve. Pic of the other wire might be helpful.
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| saigon71 |
Jul 4 2009, 04:34 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,014 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(ejm @ Jul 3 2009, 09:37 PM)  Single white wire goes to the thermoswitch for the cold start valve. Pic of the other wire might be helpful. Thanks for the info...will post pic of the other wire as soon as I get a chance. |
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| qa1142 |
Jul 5 2009, 08:33 AM
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Whiplash Group: Members Posts: 1,514 Joined: 1-June 04 From: Lake Zurich, Illinois Member No.: 2,140 |
is you car a 1.8L or 2.0L?
Completely different FI systems.... |
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| ejm |
Jul 5 2009, 09:14 AM
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Group: Members Posts: 2,707 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(qa1142 @ Jul 5 2009, 10:33 AM) is you car a 1.8L or 2.0L? Completely different FI systems.... L-jet does not have the 3 wire plug to the distributor he mentions.... QUOTE I have a white wire that comes out of the harness with the three wire distributor plug |
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| saigon71 |
Jul 5 2009, 11:15 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,014 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(ejm @ Jul 5 2009, 11:14 AM) QUOTE(qa1142 @ Jul 5 2009, 10:33 AM) is you car a 1.8L or 2.0L? Completely different FI systems.... L-jet does not have the 3 wire plug to the distributor he mentions.... QUOTE I have a white wire that comes out of the harness with the three wire distributor plug It is a 2.0. Here is a picture of the coil wire that is broken. Photo was shot looking into the engine bay from the passenger side. There is a broken black wire crimped into the same connector as another black wire on the right side of the coil. The non-broken black wire feeds into the wiring harness with three other wires, another black one, a green & red one, and a white one. Still trying to figure out where the broken black wire goes. Thanks.  |
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| Dave_Darling |
Jul 5 2009, 09:39 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,161 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Tach signal wire. Plugs into the coil (-) terminal. Look carefully for a purple stripe on the wire; that means it's definitely the tach signal wire.
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| cwpeden |
Jul 6 2009, 01:40 AM
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Great White North, huh? Group: Members Posts: 916 Joined: 20-August 06 From: Victoria BC Member No.: 6,693 Region Association: Canada |
Everyone should have one of these on their desktop:
http://members.rennlist.com/914_wiring_har...rnDia_FI_GA.jpg and one of these: http://members.rennlist.com/914_wiring_har...a_IGN_73-76.jpg if you have a 2.0L of course.... (thanks Jeff) So to answer your question, white wire = thermotime switch. Its on a bracket under the intake runners. |
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