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66 Satellite Wiring Mysteries

john.thompson068

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Picture 1 and 2:
There is a wire coming out of the fuse box that is burned up. The burned up wire comes from the fuse labeled heat, and only has a remnant of green colored insulation. I tried hard to find the other end of that wire, but cannot find it anywhere. Please tell me where that wire went and what it is for.

Picture 3, 4, 5, and 6:
What is this? It looks like a warning light that mounts in the lower left side of the dash as shown in picture 6. There are no wires anywhere that have a light socket to fit in there. There is however, a mysterious connector coming of of the back of the headlight switch which does not plug into the headlight switch. I am wondering if that mysterious connector in picture 6 has something to do with this warning light.

Picture 6 and 7:
These are some unaccounted for wires dangling free. As mentioned earlier, the wire in picture 6 shows an unused connector that does not plug into the headlight switch. The connector in question is the one that is hanging lower in the picture. Any idea what this wire could have been used for?

In picture 7, I am sure these are the wires for the radio. The pink one has constant 12v, and the other two wires supply power when the ignition is switched on. It was interesting to follow that orange and red wire back to the fuse box and see how they connected on the ends like they do. I need to confirm these are the radio wires.

Pictures 9 and 10:
In my quest to find the other end of that burned up wire coming out of the fuse box I looked at the heater switch and the blower motor. There I discovered some green wires similar to the burned up wire. But one of the wires goes back to the switch which works perfectly fine along with the blower motor. I am trying to figure out where that other single green wire with a white stripe goes and what it supplies. The connection for it coming out of the blower motor is 12v when the fan is switched on. The wire then disappears behind the blower motor box where there is another hidden wire which is bolted to the back of the blower motor box. The wires then disappear into a tube which connects to the blower motor box to the firewall. I cannot find another green wire with a white stripe anywhere. Also, I shorted out the terminal for that green and white wire and it blew the fuse labeled heat. I found this unexplainable because the other side of the heat fuse is that burned up wire.

Lastly, I need any information or link to information that explains how this fuse box works and is wired, and any links or sources for a wiring diagram for a 66 Satellite.
 

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The indicator light is for the parking brake. There should be a little door dome light type switch on the parking brake assy.

The pink wire by itself is most likely for the cigarette lighter. The other wires might be the radio but I don't remember exactly.
 
That fried wire in pic #1 runs to your parking brake warning light..

Those purple/violet wires in you pic. probably plug into your back up switch...I'm guessing you have an auto on the column

That green wire runs to your blower motor

Those red/orange wires into a plug, are for your radio..

Hope it helps...
 
I already replaced the headlight switch. Eventually I will replace all the wiring in the car using those diagrams and one of those Year One wiring kits.

I am so happy I have those wiring diagrams. I have been using them extensively. So far I have wired up my horns and horn relay, park/neutral safety switch, reverse lights, interior lights, trunk light, gotten all the instrument panel sockets to light up, determined my gas gauge is broken internally, removed wires I no longer need for the fender blinkers and factory temperature and oil pressure, figured out that the pink wire goes to the glove box, and rerouted the wires for my tach through a grommet in the dash instead of them hanging down the dash. I am currently in the process of reorganizing some of my underhood wiring to make it look cleaner and fit inside some of those black plastic tubes. I will post another picture when it is all done. Next I will need to find the switches and lamp sockets for the parking brake light and the glove box.


Just one question right now though. Why does the wiring diagram not include the radio?
 

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In picture 6 you say that the purple wires are for the backup lights for column shift, where do they feed or plug in for the four speed? The wire diagram looks like it feeds off the wiper swtich?? -Rich
 
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