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Man, I am PO'd! I was attempting to install the replacement engine wiring harness, that I purchased over a year ago, on my '72 GMC Sprint. As a precaution before installation, I compared the old one to the new one. The new one is missing three wires. One wire is brown with a connector that looks like it would attach to the coil type. The other two connect to the large red lead off of the alternator. One is about a 10-12 guage wire with a white braided cloth insulator. The other is a black wire with a white stripe that goes through a fusible link before it hooks to the red alternator wire. The questions:
1. What are these wires for? (I have wiring diagrams for '70 and '71, but cannot figure this out.)
2. Should I take the wires out of the old bulkhead and put them into the new one? If so, how do you get the spades out of the old bulkhead?
3. Should I send the new harness back to the supplier (who has to send it back to the manufacturer) and wait 10-12 weeks to get it back?
I'm trying to get this thing ready for Chevelle-abration. Since I'm not thinking clearly at the moment, I would appreciate any and all feedback.
1. What are these wires for? (I have wiring diagrams for '70 and '71, but cannot figure this out.)
2. Should I take the wires out of the old bulkhead and put them into the new one? If so, how do you get the spades out of the old bulkhead?
3. Should I send the new harness back to the supplier (who has to send it back to the manufacturer) and wait 10-12 weeks to get it back?
I'm trying to get this thing ready for Chevelle-abration. Since I'm not thinking clearly at the moment, I would appreciate any and all feedback.