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Out of the 10 COPs on the Excursion, only 2 were burned/melted bad enough at the electrical connector to throw away right off the bat. That left me with 8 on the Excursion, and remember, I kept the old COPs from my truck when I replaced them all. BUT- I lost track of which ones were the bad ones, so...
16 COPs, all of unknown worth. I ohm'ed them all out and two were bad with that test. Now I'm down to 14 COPs of unknown worth. What to do?
Well, since I didn't have fancy expensive test equipment, I started sticking them two at a time in the front two cylinders of my truck, taking a spin and seeing if they threw any codes. After 7 trips of driving around, I dropped 2 more COPs from the collection.
Might not be the most scientific (or quick) way to do it, but now I know I have 12 total good COPs.
Then, I did the same procedure all over again for the Excursion's injectors. ALL of those were good.
So, with the COPs and injectors back on the engine and the intake all cleaned up, I FINALLY got to install the engine harness. The only problem I ran into was the engine coolant temp. sensor- the plug was melted to it and I broke it trying to get it apart.
Tomorrow, I can put the alternator back on as well as the small harness for the alternator and AC system.
Still haven't bought the main engine harness yet- so I won't know if my hard work has paid off...
Out of the 10 COPs on the Excursion, only 2 were burned/melted bad enough at the electrical connector to throw away right off the bat. That left me with 8 on the Excursion, and remember, I kept the old COPs from my truck when I replaced them all. BUT- I lost track of which ones were the bad ones, so...
16 COPs, all of unknown worth. I ohm'ed them all out and two were bad with that test. Now I'm down to 14 COPs of unknown worth. What to do?
Well, since I didn't have fancy expensive test equipment, I started sticking them two at a time in the front two cylinders of my truck, taking a spin and seeing if they threw any codes. After 7 trips of driving around, I dropped 2 more COPs from the collection.
Might not be the most scientific (or quick) way to do it, but now I know I have 12 total good COPs.
Then, I did the same procedure all over again for the Excursion's injectors. ALL of those were good.
So, with the COPs and injectors back on the engine and the intake all cleaned up, I FINALLY got to install the engine harness. The only problem I ran into was the engine coolant temp. sensor- the plug was melted to it and I broke it trying to get it apart.
Tomorrow, I can put the alternator back on as well as the small harness for the alternator and AC system.
Still haven't bought the main engine harness yet- so I won't know if my hard work has paid off...
So--how close are we getting to firing this puppy up?
So--how close are we getting to firing this puppy up?
Well, that's a tough one to answer.
All the engine itself needs is the coolant temperature sensor, a new fan blade and the throttle body replaced.
Then, in order to run it, I need a radiator, upper radiator hose, air filter housing, MAF sensor, both dipsticks and a few other odds and ends. The main thing that'll keep me from cranking it up is the 12A581 engine bay harness.
Then, some other stuff like the evap canister, purge solenoid, misc hoses, etc.
And all that is to just START it. In order to DRIVE it, I'll need the brake booster, master cylinder, throttle cable, hood, hood cable, a repair to the transmission harness and tail light harness, and a few other things.
I have a lot of it sourced, but my VA check doesn't keep up with my parts list very well, and we've spent the last week bouncing between home and a hospital 40 minutes away (very close family friend was in a severe accident). Right now I'm squeezing Excursion time out when I can, but a lot of my extra funds are going in the gas tank right now. I'm mentally beat at the moment, and working on the Ex really helps with that, so it sucks when I run out of parts.
Sorry to hear about your freind. I know what you mean about having the truck to calm you down I am the same way. the bad thing is "when you finish" like that ever happens. then you start modifying and adds another layer lol
Update- The intake manifold and throttle body spacer (or, elbow) cleaned up pretty decent. Also cleaned up the alternator and installed the harnesses I have. Now I'm back to cleaning and waiting on money for parts...
Sorry to hear about your freind. I know what you mean about having the truck to calm you down I am the same way. the bad thing is "when you finish" like that ever happens. then you start modifying and adds another layer lol
Well, between the Excursion, the Super Duty and the Jeep, there is ALWAYS something to do, just not the funds to do it all.
The Super Duty has been running for quite a while with the check engine light on due to a bad DPFE sensor- it was melted when I got the truck, took it off about a year ago, then forgot about it, because it seems to run just fine without it. I figure I'll fix it when I run across one in the salvage yard.
Can't remember if I mentioned it, but I took the chrome bumper off of the Excursion, cleaned it up, and put it on the Super Duty. The SD's crappy painted bumper is on the Excursion for now. I changed it up because I plan to do some sort of off-road bumper on the Excursion... eventually...
Subscribing and dont get rid of any of these pics there is a lot of good info on this thread thanks for sharing, this kind of build also makes feel good about the shape my EX is in no pun intended. Good luck , have fun, and looks greats so far.
First, and this one's all on me, I decided to shut down my computer to move the power strip- totally forgot that I had my current wire harness diagram minimized and NOT SAVED. So I have to either start over or just say screw it since I have all the info in my notes...
But this one really ticks me off-- I'm still searching high and low for the engine bay harness. I started moving my Craigslist searches outwards from Indiana. I then find an ad for a guy parting out an Ex in Illinois. I shoot the guy a text message telling him I need that harness and would be interested in the transmission harness and the harness that runs to the back and plugs into the tail light harness. He responds that he has them and tells me $75...
So right there, I'm thinking I have all my harnesses covered for a reasonable price (more in line with what my local yards would charge if only they had them). I then thought I better ask him about the condition of the engine bay harness, since the Ex in question was hit in the front.
He responds that he's pretty sure it's okay, but then says it's typically $100 for that harness and between $25-50 for accessory harnesses, and THEN tells me to come pull the harnesses I need and we'll discuss price THEN.
Needless to say, I quit responding to the conversation- not so much because he wants to make money on his harnesses, but because he quoted me a price and then decided to change it (and on top of that, I'm supposed to do a 200 mile round trip and pull it myself, sight unseen).
I guess the part that is ticking me off the most is that nearly no one ever wants these harnesses. When these vehicles are picked clean, these harnesses almost always go to scrap with the vehicles. And not to mention, three of my local yards have already told me that if they had any Excursions, I could get ALL THREE harnesses for between $50-75 (and the yard that quoted me $75 would pull them for me).
As bad as I want to hear this thing rumble to life, it's not my sole means of transportation. It can sit there while I work on other things until I can find a harness with a seller who don't want a fortune or doesn't want to screw around. I also have the option of combining what's left of my harness with a damaged Excursion harness I can get for 20 bucks, with a few plugs snipped off of a Super Duty to get me by.
Sorry to vent in the middle of my build thread, but dang. It's wires, not gold. And wires that'll get junked if the rare person that needs one doesn't appear. I used to part out vehicles, and I didn't look at wiring like this. Just 5 or 6 years ago, I'd sell every bit of wiring in a vehicle for 50 or less just to get rid of it...
Wiring is very expensive and sought after now that they won't make the harnesses and you there isn't any nos left from ford. I payed a pretty penny for my salvaged harnesses when I did my engine swap. I found mine on car-parts.com.
The yards here must just be nicer than everywhere else. They treat wiring as a throwaway item (because 9 times out of 10, it gets thrown away), and nearly give it away if they have it. Then you have the guys on Ebay who hack the harness off of the fuse/relay box and just sell the box. I contacted a few of them and asked about it, and they said they can't sell the whole harness because no one wants them...
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