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66 Satellite - Does this wiring harness look familiar?
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Well, I hope you don’t find what I did. The PO who installed the C-pillar chrome trim managed to tighten one of the sheet metal speed nuts in the pillar down on the wire harness and grounded it out. So he just unplugged them. Think that didn’t take some searching to find and correct?
If the wiring is like MOST MoPars the pink wire will be hot all the time. The yellow wire will be ground ONLY when a door is open, or the headlight switch is rotates ccw all the way. With the wiring in the trunk unplugged see if any of the wires show to ground.
I've seen many a harness spliced into incorrectly, and interiors put together with harnesses pinched and or punctured.
Happy hunting!
I've seen many a harness spliced into incorrectly, and interiors put together with harnesses pinched and or punctured.
Happy hunting!
Thanks. Could be totally unrelated but the only other electrical ‘issues’ I’ve found over time with it is 1) the 4spd trans wiring is removed and 2) the drivers fender mounted turn signal wire was frayed and hanging loose up by the headlight harness.
I reattached and got the signal indicator working. Ordered the tranny reverse light harness.
I reattached and got the signal indicator working. Ordered the tranny reverse light harness.
If this, where would I look to trace and attempt to remedy?
Thanks to all you guys for the ideas.
I’m a real ‘just dangerous enough’ electrical knowledge guy. How would I do this?
Another idea I got was whether removing the rests seats could have caused it.
That said, I also logically thought those connections were undone for a reason. Maybe sane why manual trans reverse light harness is removed.
No history on the car, all wiring appears factory, but it appears it’s been a long time since it’s seen a maintenance.
gtx6970
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could be bad door switches, could be bad headlight switch
could be wire shorted to ground.
No way for anyone to answer this without the car in hand
Time to dig in yourself,,,,or let someone else do it
Wiring on these cars isnt hard its noting but 1 wire for B+ and the other is ground ,,,,,,but can be if your not comfortable / knowledgeable
interior lighting has power all the time, its the door switches , head light switch or pinched ground ( yellow ) wire causes them to light up
either way get a wiring diagram
could be wire shorted to ground.
No way for anyone to answer this without the car in hand
Time to dig in yourself,,,,or let someone else do it
Wiring on these cars isnt hard its noting but 1 wire for B+ and the other is ground ,,,,,,but can be if your not comfortable / knowledgeable
interior lighting has power all the time, its the door switches , head light switch or pinched ground ( yellow ) wire causes them to light up
either way get a wiring diagram
Ok. I have the diagram in the fsm. I’ll start there. Thanks
If you have a console you may be have to go so far as removing the driver door threshold, the kick panel the driver seat, at least the console forward plate, roll the driver side carpet out of the way and remove the rear seat bottom. That way you should be able to sort out the entire curtesy light harness.
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Just remember, all courtesy lights have power directly to them and the negative/ground is the switched side.
Found it! When you mentioned door jam, and seconded by @gtx6970, I checked the driver’s rocker panel. I’m convinced one of the longer screws at each end of the panel grounded out the harness. I removed the rocker after your post and there ya go! All lights out yesterday work! As soon I tested it by reconnecting the c-pillar harness in the trunk the same tail/dome/stop fuse blew again.
THANKS EVERYONE. not fixed but I know the source. Love FFBO. Worth membership fees 10x.
Just good luck is all. But I’ll take it! Thanks again.
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