I am almost done putting the motor back in my 7. All i have left is a few wires that i cannot figure out nor can i locate them in the FSM. Here is the 1st one, where does it connect to? Also the tube directly in front of the wire is from charcoal cannister. I did rats nest removal and emmisions removal. Can I just cap that hose or an i remove the whole canister and tube? thanks

 

That looks like it is the wire that connects to the main fuse box on the left hand side under the hood. Not 100% sure though.

 

the end has the same connection like the ground that is off the back of motor to the firewall. here is a pic of the other end of the wire.

 

morning

 

it goes to the starter

 

I already have the one for the starter hooked up. so its not that one. unless the one i have on the starter goes elsewhere. im 99% sure the one i have on the starter is correct though cause it has another ground coming off of it as well.

 

Hope my last post made sense. Basically the one for the starter has the same connection type but there is another wire with a spade connector coming off of it. this one is just one wire one end has same connection as one for starter and other end is the round one in the second pic. I cant figure out where either end plugs into.

 

start reading at post 24:

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/need-help-hacked-up-ignition-wiring-pics-954729/

 

ok i did read the posts from 24 on. it looks like the wire he was looking for was the ground for the starter. I already have the wire for the starter hooked up. This is another wire in the harnness. I was thinking that it may not be used but, i doubt they would have a ground that is not used. Ill take a pic of where i think it goes and maybe that will or will not help

 

ok this plug is directly below the master cylinder. the wire on the plug is b/w and the wire in question is b/w as well. now like i said earlier i already have the wire that goes to the starter hooked up. so i dont believe this is. but if this is the starter wire then i need to locate where the other goes.

 

It "looks" like connector FE-05 which goes from the Starter Cut Relay to the starter solenoid.

EDIT: The B/W wire from the Starter relay would connect to the round plug side of things.

 

just to make sure we are not talking about 2 different pics. is the last pic i posted the one that has the starter relay plug (harness side)? and the female side posted in earlier pic plugs into it correct?

 

In the first pic the rectangular plug goes to the starter solenoid and the other end which is round, pic #2, connects to the B/W wire that comes from the Starter Relay. The round plug doesn't connect "directly" to the relay but the B/W wire that comes from it which isn't long enough in length to make it to the solenoid, so there is this intermediate wire and this looks like the wire in question. Got this info from the first wiring diagram in the wiring schematic which says "turbo" on it.

 

ok i THINK I got the last wires but i have one more set of wires that i need help with. The plug in the pic splits off from the spade connector in the pic. im sure its a ground but not sure where to ground it too. I just hooked it up to a ground on the car and tried to see if the car would turn over and it does nothing. no dash lights,no warning lights and no sound from engin bay. just interior lights, PLEASE HELP

 

Also the plug in pic 1 is on the starter. the plug in pic 2 is hooked to plug in pic 3. so i hope that i can get this thing to turn over today. i miss driving my 7. its been almost 3 months,

 

Does your "engine fuse box" have two rather thick Black gauge wires connected to it such as one connected to each of the two sides?

 

no it does not. just one. it goes to the starter. where would the other go? I did replace mine due to battery relocation so on my car it is red. I know color doesnt matter just trying to be as descriptive as possible.

 

Well it should. One Black wire just like that runs from the battery positive terminal to the side of the engine fuse box which is "closest" to the battery (the wire gets there in a round about way). This wire always has constant voltage unless it or the negative battery cable is disconnected at the battery end of the cable. So find which like wire has constant voltage and connect to the side previously stated. Also, this wire is not a ground so don't ground it. Now find the Black wire that looks like the one in your last pic and connect that ring terminal to the opposite side of the engine fuse box as this carries the voltage to the ignition switch which then enables you to get some response as the key is turned to whatever position. This wire will not have voltage on it until connected to the side of this fuse box that is closest to the strut tower.

 

ok im a little confused. sorry. heres how I remember it set up before.
Relocated batttery:

battery-------breaker------starter------fuse box.

so what you are saying is there should be another wire on opposite side of fuse box that goes......? i dont have another wire that goes there currently. I can make one with no problem i just need to know where to goes.

fuse box------->?????


Thanks again for all the patience and help

 

None of the wires coming from the engine fuse box go to the starter if I understand your "highlighted" statement.

 

Which side of the fuse box has a Black wire connected to it? Is it the battery side and does it have constant voltage to it?

The Black rectangular plug that you have connected is one of the wires which connects to the strut side of the fuse box. Disconnect the plug and one should have constant voltage. This wire ends at the battery side of the fuse box in question. The other Black wire in the rectangular plug will not have voltage when disconnected and the other end of this wire is the wire which goes to the strut side of the fuse box.

 

the one with 2 bolts

 

I've never looked at the side closest to the strut tower due to being cramped and I never needed to so just tell me "which side" for it's either closest to the headlight, which used to be the location oif your battery) or the strut tower. You didn't mention the altered battery location before I explained some things.

 

ok sorry about that . I honestly cant tell you which side it was closest to cause i had to unbolt the fuse box due to FMIC piping running too close.

I did reconfirm how i hooked up th e wiring after my Battery relocation. I had helped someone else and looked through some threads i posted on about it as well. and the order of wiring was as follows:

Batter------>breaker------->starter----->fuse box.

so if there was a 2nd wire coming off the fuse box which im sure there was cause i somewhat remember it. I have no idea where it would connect to. this is frustrating a hell cause i know its a simpe fix.

 

From post #21

"The Black rectangular plug that you have connected is one of the wires which connects to the strut side of the fuse box. Disconnect the plug and one should have constant voltage. This wire ends at the battery side of the fuse box in question. The other Black wire in the rectangular plug will not have voltage when disconnected and the other end of this wire is the wire which goes to the strut side of the fuse box. "


Edit: When you say the battery goes to the fuse box, did you use a completely new wire which travels from the relocated battery and goes to the engine fuse box.

If you used a new wire then neither of the two Black wires connected via the rectangular will have voltage but one does lead to a ring terminal which is supposed to connect to the strut side of the fuse box. The strut side would be the side in when you look at the fuse box, the Retractor fuse is closest to the bottom of the single column of fuses and not towards the top.