I am Clueless
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I am Clueless
So there is this wire thats just kinda hanging out under the hood of my truck and its driving me nuts...I have no idea what it hooks up to...I looked at the wiring diagrams in my Haynes Repair manual, but its all greek to me.
This is the wire..Its green just in case you can't tell.
This is where it branches off from the rest of the wires. Its travels along the same route that the coil and thermostat wires do.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Cheeks
This is the wire..Its green just in case you can't tell.
This is where it branches off from the rest of the wires. Its travels along the same route that the coil and thermostat wires do.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Cheeks
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One possibility is it's the wire for the throttle solenoid.
I'm not home right now so I can't check the color of the wire on my '73 but there is a solenoid that is attatched to the carburetor. It's function is to "kick" the idle up under certain conditions. I believe this to be mostly an emission device.
If you're running a non-stock carb or a different engine chances are the solenoid is long gone and just the wire is left.
I'm not home right now so I can't check the color of the wire on my '73 but there is a solenoid that is attatched to the carburetor. It's function is to "kick" the idle up under certain conditions. I believe this to be mostly an emission device.
If you're running a non-stock carb or a different engine chances are the solenoid is long gone and just the wire is left.
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I have enough experience chasing wires I should be ASE certified, if you were closer I'd take a run over and give you a hand, I almost enjoy it.
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My wife says the same thing, my biggest hobby is hittin mud puddles, but we rarely see them around here, when there is one, well, Get in line.
I have developed such a schedule, that wiring jobs make things different.
I have developed such a schedule, that wiring jobs make things different.
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