What is this cable?
10-17-13, 11:33 PM
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This is all that is shown on that cable, which does not answer my question.
Picture 1 has a 1 & a 2, on the 1 side you have battery positive along with a cable with one connector but 2 screw holesthat runs to the alternator harness. on the other I have one scew and a cable that runs to the same alternator harness. X-01 specifies that e is the connector that runs to x-02 or so I think. So what that shows me is that there's one cable that runs from x-01 to x-02 but if that were true I'd be able to buy a cable from the dealership. I've looked an have spent lots of time calling places and going through the manual. Which like all manufactures they don't always tell you where thing come from or how they are routed. So does where is that cable frm? I think I have a cable connected where it doesn't go. Idk. I bought and installed all my harnesses separetly so how ever they arrived I installed. This is why I asked not because I'm lazy it's because it's not specified on the manual. Mazdas wire routing sucks for the rx7 from what I have seen. Other manufactures will tell you exactly where the cable runs and is fasten.
Picture 1 has a 1 & a 2, on the 1 side you have battery positive along with a cable with one connector but 2 screw holesthat runs to the alternator harness. on the other I have one scew and a cable that runs to the same alternator harness. X-01 specifies that e is the connector that runs to x-02 or so I think. So what that shows me is that there's one cable that runs from x-01 to x-02 but if that were true I'd be able to buy a cable from the dealership. I've looked an have spent lots of time calling places and going through the manual. Which like all manufactures they don't always tell you where thing come from or how they are routed. So does where is that cable frm? I think I have a cable connected where it doesn't go. Idk. I bought and installed all my harnesses separetly so how ever they arrived I installed. This is why I asked not because I'm lazy it's because it's not specified on the manual. Mazdas wire routing sucks for the rx7 from what I have seen. Other manufactures will tell you exactly where the cable runs and is fasten.
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10-18-13, 02:39 AM
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Had to read that 5 times and now I "think" I understand what you're saying...
You can buy the whole harness from the dealers, but I'd think its unlikely they'd sell just that cable. Its actually two cables that run together and are crimped into the same terminal ends.
If you take the cover of X-01 it attaches with two bolts to the same side as the positive battery terminal. There is only one place it will fit properly. If you're still stuck I can take a pic for you later.
You can buy the whole harness from the dealers, but I'd think its unlikely they'd sell just that cable. Its actually two cables that run together and are crimped into the same terminal ends.
If you take the cover of X-01 it attaches with two bolts to the same side as the positive battery terminal. There is only one place it will fit properly. If you're still stuck I can take a pic for you later.
10-18-13, 12:29 PM
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If you look at Section A-1 ("Starting and Charging System") on (in the 1994 FWM) pages Z-24 and Z-25, it shows a path using 2 black/white wires running from one of the two spade lugs on X-01 to that screw on X-02. That matches the views you posted in section X-1 (Common Connector List) which is on page Z-119 in my '94 FWM. The other spade lug on X-01 originates two black/white wires to the alternator. Since there are no multi-pin connectors in either of these routes, the two wire pairs are wrapped into the engine harness.
So my best guess is that as long as you have a healthy direct connection from one "e" terminal on X-01 to that lug on X-02, and another healthy direct connection from the other "e" terminal on X-01 to the alternator as shown on page Z-24, you should be OK.
So my best guess is that as long as you have a healthy direct connection from one "e" terminal on X-01 to that lug on X-02, and another healthy direct connection from the other "e" terminal on X-01 to the alternator as shown on page Z-24, you should be OK.
10-20-13, 01:56 AM
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so heres what i have, as you can see from the alternator harness theres 4 cables coming from the harness(battery ground, the connectors to the body harness, and the 2 going to the fuse box). do any of your harnesses look like this? am i missing something, or is it in the wrong place? 
10-20-13, 01:32 PM
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Took several pics of our stock '94 FD's X-01 to X-02 harness interface. As far as I can tell there is only one (not two) cable from X-01 to X-02, as shown in the left picture.
The black/yellow ground cable runs under X-02 and taps its mounting bracket (middle picture), then continues on. I think it eventually runs to the alternator bracket, but not sure.
Another view from the opposite side is in the right pic, but not sure it tells you much.
I can't tell where that harness is that you are touching with your 4th and 5th fingers. If it comes from the forward end of X-01 into a harness next to the left side fender well, then I do recognize it. But disconnected, its path is not obvious to me.
The black/yellow ground cable runs under X-02 and taps its mounting bracket (middle picture), then continues on. I think it eventually runs to the alternator bracket, but not sure.
Another view from the opposite side is in the right pic, but not sure it tells you much.
I can't tell where that harness is that you are touching with your 4th and 5th fingers. If it comes from the forward end of X-01 into a harness next to the left side fender well, then I do recognize it. But disconnected, its path is not obvious to me.
10-22-13, 04:26 PM
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Nothing wrong with what I see in your latest pic. On our '94, the left-terminal cable (in line with the white fuse) runs to that terminal on X-02 in your first pic. And that is the only run to X-02 from X-01.
The right terminal in your pic is on my car connected to a cable which merges into a larger harness. My guess from looking at page Z-24 is that it is the double black/white wire connection to the alternator.
The right terminal in your pic is on my car connected to a cable which merges into a larger harness. My guess from looking at page Z-24 is that it is the double black/white wire connection to the alternator.
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