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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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Where does the white wire connect to? Constant battery, ignition battery?

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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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Where does it come from???
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Pretty sure its from the transmission
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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I've worked on a lot of ls engine harness' and have yet to see a wire of that gauge or color factory installed. If that is a custom harness you need to call the builder after that it's anyones best guess. The only other thing you can do is see what plug it terminates in in harness and use a volt meter on diode test to verify it is the same wire at either end of the harness. Then go from there with a factory schematic. Being that big it may be the power to the alternator or the solenoid wire for the starter.
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 12:36 AM
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Is the wire from the Car or from the Engine..?.. more details on what car your working with and Engine ?

You need to give more information to get a correct answer.
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The harness is from wait4meperformance; the tag fell off and won't be able to call them until Monday. The wire to the solenoid is purple, already connected that one. Hoping to finish the electrical this weekend.
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Hmm....I got my harness from them and I dont have that wire, I do have a red wire about that gauge, its pulled out with the orange wire for constant battery, and selonoid wire. I wonder if your white wire is the same as my red wire, my red wire is "Ignition: power when key is on".
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2000 LS1/4L60E going into 68 Camaro. Believe the wire goes to the transmission, but won't be able to confirm until tommorow.
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Originally Posted by cherryelky305
Hmm....I got my harness from them and I dont have that wire, I do have a red wire about that gauge, its pulled out with the orange wire for constant battery, and selonoid wire. I wonder if your white wire is the same as my red wire, my red wire is "Ignition: power when key is on".
Do you know if that red wire goes to the transmission?
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I don't think so its labled "Ignition:power when key is on" so im sure it doesent, i was just kinda throwing that out. Mine is an 02 harness and engine, otherwise the same as yours. I thought our harness's might be laid out the same but i guess not. sorry
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if its a Wait4me harness...the thick white wire is "Ign+:power when key is on" use a 50amp maxifuse on it. And the little orange wire next to it is "12v:constant power"
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Originally Posted by Jhankinson
if its a Wait4me harness...the thick white wire is "Ign+:power when key is on" use a 50amp maxifuse on it. And the little orange wire next to it is "12v:constant power"
Thanks for the info. Finished most of the wiring. I didn't put a fuse between the white and the ignition power, I'll add one this next weekend. Thanks again
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