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Old Oct 20, 2020 | 10:55 PM
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Missing piece?

Hello all, I'm currently working on an Engine swap in my 1986 F250. I'm placing this thread in the 87-96 forum because I'm swapping in an EFI 4.9L and converting to mass-air in the process. My donor engine came out of a late 80's Ford truck, all electrical components are there, but the wiring harness was cut when the junkyard removed it from its last vehicle. My buddy had a spare wiring harness from a 1996 4.9 that he converted to carb and placed in a dentside. This harness is completely uncut, but it has a large square plug where I would expect a rectangular plug to go into the PCM. Is it missing a pigtail for the firewall, or something similar? I would like to use this setup, just need to know what I need to make it work. I'm really hoping to keep EFI, and Mass air would be great if I can make it work.

I know converting the engine to carbureted would be easier. But as the truck is already EFI, I'd like to keep it that way.

Thanks in advance!
 
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Old Oct 21, 2020 | 06:24 AM
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If 96 donor truck harness, was F150, it was OBD II, whole other animal, than OBD I.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2020 | 02:38 PM
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It was obdII. Looks like I'll be going back to the salvage yard for an OBDI harness
 
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