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Hack

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I swapped my I6 for a V8 and I've pretty much got everything back together but I have a problem.

There's a thick black wire (I'm guessing 8-10 gage maybe?) on the passenger side that I have no idea where it should go. At the end of the wire there's a small metal box with a metal loop hanging out for bolting the box to something. The metal box says 20A so I think it's a fuse.

My first thought was alternator, but I'm just not sure and I don't want to fry anything. I have a picture, but no means for posting it.
 
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Sounds like it might be the wire for your ammeter.
 

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70_Nitrous_Eater said:
Sounds like it might be the wire for your ammeter.
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Maybe that's it. If so where would it connect?

I've been all through my shop manual looking for the part and I can't find this any where. The only thing I found that looks similar is a box-shaped fuse that connects to the battery side of the starter solenoid for 1965-66 convertible tops. I found it in my Mustang Restoration Guide. However, the diagram in the book for 1969 and 70 convertibles doesn't show the little box. It's just a wire hooked up to the same location (probably a fusible link?)

 

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It connects to the Batt side of your Sol,
the little Box thing is a self resetting cuircutbreaker.

The heavy black wire is the main power to the interior.

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Get a FREE account on www.cardomain.com then you can post pics of your swap and other pics of the car like this one. It seems pretty cool to me.
 
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