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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:29 pm    Post subject: Why to do your wiring harness yourself... Reply with quote

Oh joy... another surprise left for me by the mechanic to fix

let's see if you can spot the mistake Confused


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:46 am    Post subject: Re: Why to do your wiring harness yourself... Reply with quote

So he completely bypassed the heater channels, That harness loom lying next to the door jamb on the floor, It should slide in and your sill plate will cover it.. I'm not a fan of it being (what looks like) it being pinched on the torsion cover either..
So, was he lazy, incompetent, or did he have a reason IE..is your channel blocked off from previous body work?
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:52 am    Post subject: Re: Why to do your wiring harness yourself... Reply with quote

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So he completely bypassed the heater channels, That harness loom lying next to the door jamb on the floor, I'm not a fan of it being (what looks like) it being pinched on the torsion cover either..
So, was he lazy, incompetent, or did he have a reason IE..is your channel blocked off from previous body work?


all i know is that something is wrong.. =(

i'm going to unhook it all from the back engine area, pull it back through and do it right... there goes my weekend

where exactly is it supposed to go? i think it's supposed to come over the rear fender along side the rear hood latch cable and through the hole i'm pointing to in the last pic, is that right?

where is it supposed to lay inside the car? is it supposed to run inside the heater tunnel thing or along side it?

i'm having trouble finding pics showing the proper routing

let me know so i can do it right this time

thx!!
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:02 am    Post subject: Re: Why to do your wiring harness yourself... Reply with quote

It doesn't actually go through the channel, but slide into the lip, and the sill plate for the door jamb covers it..
I think there's a youtube vid of a guy doing the process
The loom goes though where it is now behind the seat, but then up and over the rear panel and fender and exits out of that empty hole in one of your last pics..
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:14 am    Post subject: Re: Why to do your wiring harness yourself... Reply with quote

I should ad that it appears the hole in the engine firewall where it enters now is supposed to be where the battery cable runs to the starter, If you are putting the battery back in the engine compartment
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:34 am    Post subject: Re: Why to do your wiring harness yourself... Reply with quote

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i think it's supposed to come over the rear fender along side the rear hood latch cable and through the hole i'm pointing to in the last pic, is that right?


Correct.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 4:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Why to do your wiring harness yourself... Reply with quote

More photos to guide you. These from a 66 which should be the same as your 67
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The loom is hidden by the front kick panels.

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Here the loom is held in place with a bit of tape and by the sill plate.

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After it tucks through the hole at the rear seat bulkhead it runs over the rear wheel arch and pokes through into the engine as shown already.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 5:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Why to do your wiring harness yourself... Reply with quote

thx so much!!

now the not so fun part... unhooking it all... i'll take pics, label it, and use the bentley wiring diagrams so i hook it up right again after routing it properly =)

but at least i'll learn how it was all hooked up for the future...

thx everyone!! =)
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