88' Ranger XLT, Super-cab, 2.3L EFI, 5sp

There are several "unknown" plugs under the hood of my truck, maybe you guys can identify them. I am looking for the "spout" connector on this truck, and I have had no luck finding it.

Disconnected plugs on the driver's inner fender well under that plastic cover:



Disconnected plug on the driver's inner fender well next to the coil:


Bundle of plugs on the driver's inner fender well:


Unknown plug under the EGR valve by the firewall on the driver's side:


Unknown plugs/relays on the passenger's inner fender by the blower motor & air box:





Thanks for looking.

 

I don't know about all the plugs, maybe you can look at them carefully and list the wire colors of the wires, starting with the wire color, and then the strip color. Group them together if they go to the same plug. It can't make out the colors in the pictures.

As far as the spout connector, see if you have a module mounted on the side of the distributor. If you do, follow all the wires away from the dist. All of them should be grouped together with their own plug, except one will be by itself and have it's own plug or a plug that looks like a jumper. This is the spout connector/jumper.

 

Franklin2 - Thanks for the reply. I will attempt to catalog them as I go when I have some time. I showed the pics of all these plugs because I realized I have no clue what most of them do or go to.

Yes, I do have the TFI (?) module on the side of the distributor. I have tried to follow that large bundle of wires that comes off of it back towards the firewall. From the plug going back, the first thing I see is ~ 6" away and it branches off down to the low oil level sensor in the pan. The rest of the bundle goes up over the back of the engine and I have yet to see anything that resembles all the examples of the "spout" connector I have seen. I was starting to think this thing doesn't have one. Is that possible?

The main reason I ask is the truck "acts" like it has a timing issue since it is lacking power and getting a drop in mileage. I noted in other threads that when it first starts up it idles for ~30 sec at TDC, then jumps to 10 deg BTDC. This is where it will idle cold or warm. Idle RPM when cold is 1200-1400, and 800-1000 when warm. Also, no matter if it is warm or cold, it will drop the timing to ~ 10-15 deg ATDC as soon as I hit the throttle, then climb to ~ 15-20 deg BTDC and no higer. I can't say I ever remember one of my cars doing this, but it doesn't seem normal and I can't find anyone that will tell me anything other than what the "base" timing is supposed to be. I know it is supposed to be 10 deg BTDC. Oh yea, and it tends to "lope" at idle while warm. To the point that it will almost die on the low end.

Sounds kind of cheesy but kind of like this

put-put/vroooom\put-put/vroooom

 

The SPOUT connector should be on the RH side of the engine.
It is a straight one-wire connector and the wire color is yellow with a green stripe.

That green relay with a black top in the photos is the fuel pump relay.

 

I THINK I FOUND IT! Well it was nowhere near the distributor, thats for sure. I have been looking for this stupid thing forever!

Here is a pic of what I believe to be the Official "spout" connector: (it was buried near the lower corner of the battery)

 

Do the wire colors match?

 

I will have to take a closer look at the colors. I know, (and you can see in the pic) one of the wires is either all or mostly yellow, and I am not sure about the 2nd wire. So far it is the ONLY thing that has come close to looking like the real thing.

I was in a hurry this morning as I was poking around while warming up the ol POS. I was following each branch of the wire harness away from the distributor. I had made it all the way over to the other side of the engine up front and just happened to look down between the air-box and the battery. I was even trying to squeeze the harness in places to see if it was tucked in somewhere.

 

It is confirmed, that is the spout connector on an 88' 2.3L EFI