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wiring help on 4cyl to 8 swap

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  • Start date Start date Jun 21, 2008
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90notch3

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ok i have a 90 4cyl mustang and im in the process of putting my 5.0 into it. i bought a 90 engine wiring harness off ebay im almost 100 percent positive it is a 90 because it has a black and grey clip to connect to dash harness and a couple white clips for airbags near mass air and starter solenoid. my blinkers and headlights work but when i go to start my car nothing happens but when i jump the starter solenoid the starter begins to work. i still have the 4cyl dash harness and have read mixed opinions if your supposed to change any wires over for the car to start. any help would be great!
 

BlownFiveLiter

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Welcome to the Fox Engine Swap Shop! Read this before posting in this forum.

Moved to 5.0 Tech.
 

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If you have a 90 Mustang and a 90 harness, it should start right up. Do you have all the grouns hooked up under the hood? There is one from the head to the firewall, and a couple on the core support and a couple on the left fender apron.

My 91 notch was a 4cyl and I used a 92 harness and engine, retained the 91 4cyl dash harness, and it fired right up.
 
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