Canadian Wire Color Code vs. U.S.
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Canadian Wire Color Code vs. U.S.
A friend who has no Internet access recently bought an '86 F150 Lariat, 302 cu. inch, multi port fuel injected.
He noticed the truck had been made in Canada.
Since the truck has been sitting for 8 years in a rural field, the rodents have pretty much done away with a lot of the wiring under the hood.
His first step is to replace the missing, chewed away wires, and has a diagram from a Hayne's repair manual, but he wonders if Canadian color code wires differently than in the U.S.
He says the Hayne's manual shows a color of wire in a location that is, say, brown, but on his truck it is yellow.
Any thoughts?
He noticed the truck had been made in Canada.
Since the truck has been sitting for 8 years in a rural field, the rodents have pretty much done away with a lot of the wiring under the hood.
His first step is to replace the missing, chewed away wires, and has a diagram from a Hayne's repair manual, but he wonders if Canadian color code wires differently than in the U.S.
He says the Hayne's manual shows a color of wire in a location that is, say, brown, but on his truck it is yellow.
Any thoughts?
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He should get a official diagram for it since he has so much wiring repair. The Haynes manual shoots down the middle, trying to catch many different models. Those first year models(85 and 86) are wired a little differently than the later models with the exact same engine.
Or you can use this link. It's pretty much what you need, it's the Ford diagrams.
www.garysgaragemahal.com/1986-evtm.html
Or you can use this link. It's pretty much what you need, it's the Ford diagrams.
www.garysgaragemahal.com/1986-evtm.html
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ya in ideal word that is the way it would be. I have come differences in wiring colours more times than I can count. Usually it is just one wire but enough to make you think twice.
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