I'm getting ready to remove the rat's nest (first step in doing a sterling swap for me). and I've gone through the tutorial and everything. 1 thing I haven't seen mentioned... what can we do to get rid of the wired plugs? I see it all feed into 1 connector, but that connector also has connections for oil pressure and a couple of other things, what do you guys do with all that stuff?

 

Alvin
Label the following wires: oil pressure, water temp and alternator. Optional: oil pan sensors (the altenator has 2 wires coming from the large and small yellow connectors-see below).

Unplug the large and small yellow connectors from the passenger side firewall.

Hang the entire harness in your garage door or something with the connectors on top.

Clip all the end connectors on all the wires you dont need. Trace it back to the yellow plug/connectors and start de-pinning them. Some wires like the alternator will have branches or wye, so you will need to cut/solder them for a clean install.

Install the harness back in the engine bay as you will need to trim the remaining wires. If you decide to shorten them, be sure to solder it and be use heat shrink.

 

Thanks Wacky!