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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 01:03 PM
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Bare ucvh wires?!


Been posting a lot but been doing a lot...What are these bare silver wires hanging out here??
 
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 01:43 PM
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That's a strain-relief cable. Looks like somebody replaced the pigtail and did not rewrap the shielding and cable around it.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 02:42 PM
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It just keeps it from getting pulled out?
 
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 02:54 PM
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Pretty much.
 
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I see a burned up GP connector.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...r-pigtail.html
 
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Old Jun 9, 2018 | 05:24 PM
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Pretty sure the bare wire is to help suppress stray EMP from the 120v injector signals. Stick a multimeter on there, it should be grounded at the IDM end.
 
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There are no strain relief wires under our hood. That is a completely burned up wire, with a melted connector. I thought it was the 9-pin at first, but now I see it's for something else. What has a 5-pin connector? I can think of only a few things that use the juice capable of melting a bigger wire like that - IAH, glow plugs, and fuel bowl heater.
 
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