brendancunningham
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, All data just crashed on my computer so i can't look it up,
also there is what appears to be a two wire ground( red and black) near the pcm, does anyone know where that goes?
What is this white connector near PCM 98 MUSTANG GT
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, All data just crashed on my computer so i can't look it up,
also there is what appears to be a two wire ground( red and black) near the pcm, does anyone know where that goes?
I just pulled my dash out yesterday, I will see if I can get you some answers here shortly.
I will try to get to it here shortly
brendancunningham
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Thank you guys I found the connector number but couldn't find what it goes too
Ok, so I just pulled the heater box out of the way and I see the one yellow wire. However, it goes into the main harness and I haven't opened it up yet. So I will not be able to trace it right now, I think it would be best if [MENTION=15705]mcglsr2[/MENTION] could find it in his schematics.
brendancunningham
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Thanks for looking I'm going to try and see if I can find it on all data again when I get home
Alright, so I looked in my wiring manual (I have a 95) and I found a connector that *could* be what you are asking about - it's labeled as Connector 208 in the book (C208) however it's never actually mentioned in any wiring diagrams. So I went and looked on my car and sure enough - I don't have that white connector. So whatever it is, I'm guessing it got added later on, possibly with the swap to the mod motors.
You said there's 3 wires, right? A red, a black and a yellow? Typically black is ground, red is +12V IGN, and yellow is +12V BATT. That connector just may extend those wires to other parts of the car? I'm totally guessing here, you'd have to put a multimeter on them to see if there really is any voltage. Or perhaps find a manual for a 98, see what that says. Sorry I can't be more help
You said there's 3 wires, right? A red, a black and a yellow? Typically black is ground, red is +12V IGN, and yellow is +12V BATT. That connector just may extend those wires to other parts of the car? I'm totally guessing here, you'd have to put a multimeter on them to see if there really is any voltage. Or perhaps find a manual for a 98, see what that says. Sorry I can't be more help
brendancunningham
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I think there were 4 wires on one side but only 1 (yel/org) on the other. Which didn't make sense I also couldn't did it on any diagrams I'll have to look againAlright, so I looked in my wiring manual (I have a 95) and I found a connector that *could* be what you are asking about - it's labeled as Connector 208 in the book (C208) however it's never actually mentioned in any wiring diagrams. So I went and looked on my car and sure enough - I don't have that white connector. So whatever it is, I'm guessing it got added later on, possibly with the swap to the mod motors.
You said there's 3 wires, right? A red, a black and a yellow? Typically black is ground, red is +12V IGN, and yellow is +12V BATT. That connector just may extend those wires to other parts of the car? I'm totally guessing here, you'd have to put a multimeter on them to see if there really is any voltage. Or perhaps find a manual for a 98, see what that says. Sorry I can't be more help
Yah 1 wire on 1 side and 4 on the other doesn't make much sense either. The only way I can think of why that would happen is whatever is on the 1 wire is being split to go to 4 difference places, and rather than using a solder joint for each of them they just broke it out using a connector. Is the 1 wire a lot thicker than any of the 4 wires? Maybe that's why it's not showing up on diagrams, because it doesn't really do anything other than act as a split? I'm not sure I really believe that though, I haven't seen Ford do that anywhere else on the car. Connectors are usually 1 to 1. Not sure man, this one is tough to track down.
I will be working with my wiring some more tonight and I will try to get some answers.
I chased it down in my harness, it is pin 12 on the ecu plug. So that says it is for the fuel gauge. I have some pictures from my harness ill post up in just a few.
The white plug in the picture is the one you referenced up top, so ^ is what I came up with.
So wait, there's 1 wire on the one side that goes to pin 12 on the ECU, and then *4* wires that come out on the other side of that connector...? Pics of what the inside connecting part looks like please.
I was literally just thinking about that, I will get those pics
***For the record, this circuit now confuses me. I do not understand what is going on here.***
Alright, here is the plug with its wire. I have the wire looped around itself so you can see all of it
Now inside that plug
The other side, inside the car.
Inside that plug
Alright, here is the plug with its wire. I have the wire looped around itself so you can see all of it
Now inside that plug
The other side, inside the car.
Inside that plug
brendancunningham
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What i am thinking is there are extra wires for different options maybe. know that i know what the one wire is for I'm going to look through, Mitchell on demand again and see if i can find the rest
I am truly dumbfounded by this connector
I am truly dumbfounded by this connector
I think I lost track, but what exactly is your question regarding this thing?
brendancunningham
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I just wanted to know what it does, I didn't have it plugs in because i didn't think they went to each other, because of the 4 wires on the one side and 1 on the other
and after plugging them in i didn't notice anything happen
I was also really confused why there would be 4 wires on the one side and 1 on the other
