Ya...it says its for those going for a more custom truck too...so for a purist such as I it wouldnt do me any good...assuming I were working on one...But as I said...I found 2 brand spanking new genuine FoMoCo harnesses....just need your tag number to ID your harness or what options your truck has from what I typed initially as those are the variants the parts book mentions...




- cs65

 

why use old tech

 

beacause you cant beat original FoMoCo....a virgin harness...THATS painless...IF its the one the OP is needing...

 

It would be a lot easier for all concerned if peeps would post EXACTLY what they are working on, instead of typing generalities, or no info at all.

There are 28 DIFFERENT main wiring harnesses for 1967/72 F350's alone.

 

Well the original will still have the under size gage wire for the lights. Which is where all the problems start. If you are planning on using halagon lights you should still use the relay system.

 

oh my $600 guess was a little low it is $729.

 

Thanks for the site Brady, I checked out the wiring diagrams. They also come with instructions(step by step) for dummies(like me)

 

although they say painless believe me on a Ford they are not painless. I have spent the last 4 weeks trying to use a painless harness to rewire my 1976. I finally have it done but due to all the spots were hot jumps from the coil throughout the harness it was hard to figure out how to run directly and still get everything to work. Thanks to this forum and other questions I finally figured it all out.

I did figure out the dash on this year pickup has a habit of crossing over in the back and causing major lighting problems, no turn signals, erroneous action in the turn signals working once and then not the next time. (I tried a couple different dashes from 76's and still had the same results) I pulled everything from the dash and bought one of the 7805 voltage regulator for $2.00 at radio shack to run the gauges at 5v. Put in new lighting that runs off its own circuit for turn signals and hi-lo beam.

If anyone is trying to run one of these easy wiring systems on their 1976 or compatible truck it isn't as easy as it sounds but it is certainly worth the trouble. I have had my truck since 1976 and won't be getting rid of her. I am amazed at how much difference the new wiring harness has made with the truck running so much smoother and starts like a champ.

I picked up my harness, ignition switch, headlight, all connectors, and fuses off of an ebay site for $400. Every wire is marked with what it goes to about every foot on the wire. I wired as the directions said in the harness - did not work and blew out my ignition module. I followed the ford schematics for my truck which was also wrong. Bought a schematic off the internet which was extremely helpful and easy to read with all the right wiring for my truck.

I have rebuilt the engine, the transmission and now the wiring harness. I have put 500,000 miles on her but she runs like a dream and drives awesome. SHE IS FORD TOUGH.

Melodie

 

FYI ...... D1AZ-11572-C ...... is a round pin configuration

 

if your goin for stock and stock only, go with the old ford item, N.O.S. DOES NOT mean new, it means its an item left over from production that hasn't been installed, it still rots away like all things, just does it in a box instead, if you want safety, go new, no matter who you go through, and it IS easy if you know wiring, and how to read electrical diagrams

 

Last I heard, wiring does not have any sort of "half-life" in which it decays....if it is un-installed and stored out of adverse conditions, it is just as good as brand new.....now, if it looks moldy and like it's been rained on for 20 years, that's another story.

Another aspect of old parts vs. new: In many cases the older parts (depending on what you are talking about) are built to a higher quality, reliability and lastability standard than new stuff....most "newer" products are made in china and other such places to the lowest possible quality standard that yields a working product 80% of the time.

I'll take old over new just about any day....

 

ford original wiring for these trucks were thin, and undergauged, not allowing some one now who may want to run new acc. and not overload the wires

 

A Painless wiring harness for $749 for a "direct fit" for F-Series trucks? Why does the disclaimer read, "intended for custom applications" if it's direct fit? I'm telling you, I spent $170 for a wiring kit at Ezwiring and I installed it in my truck within 2 days. No problems. Where does the extra $600 come in? I'm not one to bash one company over the other but it seems like there's a lot of options out there. If you want a factory type restoration, find an old Ford factory harness, otherwise, shop around. Only .1% of the population will know your wiring isn't original.

 

Parts sold by FoMoCo dealers are not left over production line parts.

N.O.S. has meant NEW OLD STOCK since the term was coined in the 1950's.

Parts left over on the production line rarely if ever are packaged up and sold to dealers. It's not cost effective, so most are scrapped.

Dealers sell SERVICE PARTS and when these parts fail to sell, the dealer can return them to Ford and receive full credit for them, but some dealers don't bother, the parts go obsolete, now the dealer is stuck with them.

So...obsolete SERVICE PARTS are NEW OLD STOCK parts, not production line parts.

With a few exceptions, all SERVICE PARTS are packaged.

Some production line parts are only used on the assembly line.

Try buying the same hose clamps and shock absorbers used on the assembly line from a dealer. You cannot.