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Old Apr 27, 2018 | 10:26 AM
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A little background....... I bought a rough 86 grand prix with an 01 4.8/4l60e. I swapped the drive train and wiring harness into my 86 olds 442. I'm integrating the wiring into the olds chassis and I have a purple wire (might have a silver stripe....my eyes aren't that great) that was connected somewhere in the donor cars dash harness that I'm unsure of its function. The wire goes to the engine (not the ecm connectors). The harness is neatly loomed together and tucked between the engine and firewall......so I'd rather not cut it open to trace the wire. Anyone have any ideas on what this purple wire's function is?
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Is it a heavy gauge wire? If so, could be for the starter.
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Is it a heavy gauge wire? If so, could be for the starter.
​​​​​​​No.....it is a lighter gauge wire..... maybe 16 gauge.
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could still be the starter solenoid trigger wire. check the terminal on the starter and see if the colors match up.
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