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USMC/FMF
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:15 pm    Post subject: Wiring Reply with quote

Just got a 74 Thing runner. I came across 3 wires that are hanging loose in the battery area. They exit from the main harness just before entering the engine compartment. They are solid brown, brown with white or grey circles running around the wire about every 1/4 of an inch, and finally a yellow wire with red strip in it. I have checked the search area and see that they connect to battery, brown being a ground. What are they used for??

Thanks, Pete
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That kind of sounds like the old VW diagnosis port.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ferretkona wrote:
That kind of sounds like the old VW diagnosis port.


Ditto and correct. They were hooked to the battery and allowed the diagnostic plug to check the battery. I used mine for another purpose, gauges up to the dash. I had to extend them up to the dash, but they all go back into the engine compartment.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you guys.....I will tape them up in a bundle and forget them.
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