Now which wire was that again?
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Now which wire was that again?
I was browsing through my photos and I just had to post these for grins. These pictures were taken immediately after the first time I started up my new 5.8L power plant after pulling the old sixer. I acutally never thought I would get the engine to run and was about to give up and go back in with the 4.9. I had to completely strip the wiring harness from the van and figure out what I needed and what I didn't. I read wiring diagrams and snipped and compared wiring for 3 days straight. 
Talk about tedious. There were actually only 2 wires that that I spliced into the existing 4.9L harness (plus the alternator and instrument gages and a couple hots and grounds).
I cant believe it actually started. Noitice the computer siting on the left fender well? LOL
Talk about tedious. There were actually only 2 wires that that I spliced into the existing 4.9L harness (plus the alternator and instrument gages and a couple hots and grounds). I cant believe it actually started. Noitice the computer siting on the left fender well? LOL
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Yeah it was pretty insane. My head was smoking trying to figure it all out. The computer and engine came out of a van with an E40D tranny, which I didn't use, so some of those wires are there as well. That really isn't any comfort however, because I still tracked down every one to make sure I got it all right. I haven't had any problems related to the wiring itself, which is almost all enclosed in plastic tubing and taped now.
I did have to take the truck in to the shop because it wouldn't start after it got warmed up. Ended up being the TPS sensor, which I never touched. When the mechanic looked at my truck he was not happy. There are 2 wiring harnesses in it. He originally couldn't get a read out on the code reader. I had to tell him that he was reading off the wrong self test output plug -- the one with no engine attatched to it. LOL. I have since bought a code reader to save the mechanics grief. He told me he woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it.
(No, im not kidding!) I thought I was the only one with that problem!
After I first got it done, I didn't know if it was worth it all. After driving it again tonight, I realised adding 2 cylinders and 51 cubes to that sixer is the best mod available.
No comparison whatsoever.
The computer and engine came out of a van with an E40D tranny, which I didn't use, so some of those wires are there as well. That really isn't any comfort however, because I still tracked down every one to make sure I got it all right. I haven't had any problems related to the wiring itself, which is almost all enclosed in plastic tubing and taped now. I did have to take the truck in to the shop because it wouldn't start after it got warmed up. Ended up being the TPS sensor, which I never touched. When the mechanic looked at my truck he was not happy. There are 2 wiring harnesses in it. He originally couldn't get a read out on the code reader. I had to tell him that he was reading off the wrong self test output plug -- the one with no engine attatched to it. LOL. I have since bought a code reader to save the mechanics grief. He told me he woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it.
(No, im not kidding!) I thought I was the only one with that problem! After I first got it done, I didn't know if it was worth it all. After driving it again tonight, I realised adding 2 cylinders and 51 cubes to that sixer is the best mod available.
No comparison whatsoever.