I'm stripping my 79 for a full paint. I'd like to get the wiring harness out of the engine bay but can't figure out where I can separate it. Any advice is appreciated.

Herb

 

Not sure about the SA, but on the FB, the main connector is on the passenger side of the engine bay underneath the windshield washer reservoir and cold start assist. Myagi say, "Follow branch of tree, eventually find root."

 

Must have changed. My main harness goes through the firewall just below the master cylinder and above the left front wheel arch.

Herb

 

I'm surprised they are that different, although my car is an '85 so that's 6 years of reconfiguring right there.

 

There is no SMC main disconnect, like on modern cars. The on-engine harness disconnects via connector X-01 and the Alt lead, but the engine bay/lights harness (termed the "front harness") is of one piece with the drivers-side in-dash harness, which includes the fusebox. It was installed during assembly by being fed through the hole in the firewall. The "in-pane" harness (psg side underdash and stero/console) and rear harness (pretty much everything aft of the doors) disconnect via X-02 and X-03, up under the dash.

Only way I know of to back-pull it is to disassemble much of the under- & in-dash electrial, then pull it back thru the holes.

 

That's what I was afraid of. I love this car but sometimes I wonder. Guess they never thought any idiot would try to restore the car 30 years later.

Thx,

Herb

 

What DivinDriver said. That's how I had to do it on my 79. Not as bad as it might look, but it was a lot easier when I pulled the dash.

 

if you go online and download a wiring diagram it will not be too hard