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Old Nov 21, 2021 | 06:25 PM
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Identify broken wire

I noticed a white/red wire broken off a plug connector near the ICM. Pretty sure it’s been like this for awhile… no idea what it does. Any idea? It’s on the plug with 3 solid red wires. Will replace it if I can figure out the name of that socket.


 
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Old Nov 21, 2021 | 08:15 PM
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I'll bet it's for the factory oil pressure gauge; the water temp wire should be red/white-tracer.

https://www.garysgaragemahal.com/fue...r--gauges.html
 
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I'll bet it's for the factory oil pressure gauge; the water temp wire should be red/white-tracer.

https://www.garysgaragemahal.com/fue...r--gauges.html
Good bet. My factory oil pressure gauge doesn’t work. I assume I could just cut the wire on the other end of the connecting plug and solder them together?
 
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Sure.

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Good bet. My factory oil pressure gauge doesn’t work. I assume I could just cut the wire on the other end of the connecting plug and solder them together?
Or use male/female blade terminals, so you can slide them apart if ever needed

They now make connectors/terminals with heat shrink wrap on them.

Something like this, https://www.google.com/shopping/prod...pwGCAc#sgro=om



 
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