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Hello all, new here, new to everything mustang really.
I "accidentally" became a mustang owner just recently, my uncle donated me his 1980 Cobra - he's moving overseas and he says he can't see himself ever getting round to finishing his old project car.
I'm really quite new to all of this (i have a little automotive tech knowledge-not a lot!, will have to figure out the puzzles as I go along ... right now 2 things have me stumped, and keep me from firing up the engine :
1. He installed a lightweight/small-size starter motor and I have no idea how to connect the cables. I include photos here if anyone knows which should go where ...
Note : that is a 1987 Mustang GT engine he dropped in the engine bay, it was originally a 2.3 turbo (carbed) car. He said the 2.3 was slower than a toad, it had to go. So I have a 1980 wiring harness, and a 1987 V8 in there.
and 2. same problem with the alternator ... I don't know how I should hook up the '87 alternator to the '80 wiring harness ... here are some photos of what I think were the 1980 alternator connections (he chopped everything when he yanked the 2.3) ... anyone here can tell me which one needs to be connected to which one ?
Thanks v much !
There are a couple more puzzles headed my way, but for now I'll try to get these fixed.
If/when I fix these, I should at least be able to fire the engine up - for the first time since it was dropped in the Cobra !!
Here's the aftermarket starter motor and its four connections (a,b,c,d) ... where do I hook these up to ?
Two small cables were zip-tied to the Battery cable ... should they go anywhere here ?
Do A, B, C and D and 1,2,3 connect at all ? Or should 1,2,3 all go to that bulky solenoid below here ?
Here's the original starter solenoid ... it has three connections - not sure what needs to go where ... ?
X,Y and Z ... do you line up with anything on the pictures above or below here ???
Here's the alternator of the new, 1987 GT engine ... it also has cut-off cables that want to go somewhere .. but where .. ???
Stumped trying to figure out where A, B and C should go.
And I spotted these 3 chopped-off cables on the 1980's wiring harness ... the big cable actually has the same black & orange marks as one of the 1987 alternator cables ... but I don't know what needs to be connected where - and in fact, maybe these 3 cut-off cables don't even go to the ALT, but should go to the starter solenoid ??! Please help !
... do A,B and C line up with anything on the previous pics ? Would love to know !
Thanx all
Mike
just outside Moab, UT
I "accidentally" became a mustang owner just recently, my uncle donated me his 1980 Cobra - he's moving overseas and he says he can't see himself ever getting round to finishing his old project car.
I'm really quite new to all of this (i have a little automotive tech knowledge-not a lot!, will have to figure out the puzzles as I go along ... right now 2 things have me stumped, and keep me from firing up the engine :
1. He installed a lightweight/small-size starter motor and I have no idea how to connect the cables. I include photos here if anyone knows which should go where ...
Note : that is a 1987 Mustang GT engine he dropped in the engine bay, it was originally a 2.3 turbo (carbed) car. He said the 2.3 was slower than a toad, it had to go. So I have a 1980 wiring harness, and a 1987 V8 in there.
and 2. same problem with the alternator ... I don't know how I should hook up the '87 alternator to the '80 wiring harness ... here are some photos of what I think were the 1980 alternator connections (he chopped everything when he yanked the 2.3) ... anyone here can tell me which one needs to be connected to which one ?
Thanks v much !
There are a couple more puzzles headed my way, but for now I'll try to get these fixed.
If/when I fix these, I should at least be able to fire the engine up - for the first time since it was dropped in the Cobra !!
Here's the aftermarket starter motor and its four connections (a,b,c,d) ... where do I hook these up to ?
Two small cables were zip-tied to the Battery cable ... should they go anywhere here ?
Do A, B, C and D and 1,2,3 connect at all ? Or should 1,2,3 all go to that bulky solenoid below here ?
Here's the original starter solenoid ... it has three connections - not sure what needs to go where ... ?
X,Y and Z ... do you line up with anything on the pictures above or below here ???
Here's the alternator of the new, 1987 GT engine ... it also has cut-off cables that want to go somewhere .. but where .. ???
Stumped trying to figure out where A, B and C should go.
And I spotted these 3 chopped-off cables on the 1980's wiring harness ... the big cable actually has the same black & orange marks as one of the 1987 alternator cables ... but I don't know what needs to be connected where - and in fact, maybe these 3 cut-off cables don't even go to the ALT, but should go to the starter solenoid ??! Please help !
... do A,B and C line up with anything on the previous pics ? Would love to know !
Thanx all
Mike
just outside Moab, UT