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I have an 86 ranger 2.3 FI I have been making major repairs and restorations to my truck. I removed the wiring harness from the truck to repair it. I neglected to make a note or diagram to help me put one wire back in its proper spot. My question is????? on the wire set that goes to each injector there is ONE wire remaining to be connected a RED wire and it has an end similar to a push on connection female end. Does anyone know where this goes to?????????
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You kind of lost me! Don't you have a two wire connector to each injector that can only go on one way?
If per chance, that there is two single wires that'll fit on either connection? It really doesn't matter, it's just a coil in the injector. One wire has 12v on it and the other is a pulsed ground from the ECM either as a bank or single fired. It should work either way.
If per chance, that there is two single wires that'll fit on either connection? It really doesn't matter, it's just a coil in the injector. One wire has 12v on it and the other is a pulsed ground from the ECM either as a bank or single fired. It should work either way.
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yes there are two wires for each injector, however afterwards on this small wiring harness there is still a single wire (red) with a push on conncetion (it's not screw on) it's similar to what you might have on a oil sending switch if that explains it and i can't find where this one wire pushes onto. I have looked around the throttl intake. thanks very much for your answer....any solution?
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A single lone red wire would be B+ for something. Now a days, they use two wire for any sensor like a coolant temp sensor but use a single wire for the temp sender unit. They usta use a single wire for the coolant temp. sensor with ground provided thru the mounting thread. Do you have a wire(s) on the cooolant temp sensor? Unless it goes to something that you haven't reinstalled yet?
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I thank you for your help, assistance.
I looked at my sensors one is on the intake plenim, just behind the throttle body and the other is on the intake manifold. Both of these have three prong hook ups to my wire harness which have the appropriate connectors to plug into them. I wish I could recall where this lone red wire went to, but no luck.....There is a ground bolt that has a new ground strap attatched to it and the strap runs from the fire wall to this bolt, do you think the red wire would go to this bolt???? plug onto the end of it???? this bolt has a threaded end which sticks out of the engine block near the intake manifold. I made reasonable note of most everything before I removed it. not this and it now haunts me. thanks wes
I looked at my sensors one is on the intake plenim, just behind the throttle body and the other is on the intake manifold. Both of these have three prong hook ups to my wire harness which have the appropriate connectors to plug into them. I wish I could recall where this lone red wire went to, but no luck.....There is a ground bolt that has a new ground strap attatched to it and the strap runs from the fire wall to this bolt, do you think the red wire would go to this bolt???? plug onto the end of it???? this bolt has a threaded end which sticks out of the engine block near the intake manifold. I made reasonable note of most everything before I removed it. not this and it now haunts me. thanks wes
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I doubt if you'd have a red colored wire going to ground!
I was in a similiar situation some years ago after working on my 78 Vette and forgot where one piece went! I tried to locate another car to look at, no luck! It had to go in one spot, I thought but it wouldn't fit. I'd try for a bit, get pissed and try again the next day. After three or four days, it just popped in place!
You need to find another truck like yours but I guess that's why your here.
I was in a similiar situation some years ago after working on my 78 Vette and forgot where one piece went! I tried to locate another car to look at, no luck! It had to go in one spot, I thought but it wouldn't fit. I'd try for a bit, get pissed and try again the next day. After three or four days, it just popped in place!
You need to find another truck like yours but I guess that's why your here.
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Thanks for all your help,I do appreciate your time and information. I will try to locate another 2.3 FI they are as rare as dinosaurs it would seem, however I will search. thanks wes
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