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4.0 no spark no fuel.. ignition fuse blows.


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i have been trying to figure out the wiring on this 4.0 swap... no luck. going by what someone posted in the tech area i hooked up a red/ltgreen from the 4.o harness and a red/ltgreen from the 2.9 driverside harness. but it keeps blowing the ignition fuse. i'm at a loss right now and need some serious help please! the chiltons manual and haynes manuals suck too :bawling:
 


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what year sploder?


i just leave the sploder eec harness intact and power through the diode on the switch side...the color for that varies.


sounds like there is a short to ground
 

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Its a 93. Have you done this swap? I also can't figure out how to connect my fuel pump to my power dist box. Everything came out of a running explorer
 

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just leave the sploder eec harness intact/ wiring to alternator to baterry broke or similar blowing wire
 

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the chiltons manual and haynes manuals suck too :icon_rofl::icon_rofl: yes they do i am putin a 93 4.0 into my 87 and it is not as easy as the say it is or i m just a dumb ass :icon_rofl:
 

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haha

This is driving me nuts..
 

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do u have testlite ? use it
 

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enlighten me

How would a test light help in this situation
 

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throw the books out and start checkin wire and wire it up mybe i should stop tellin u what to do get my ass and fix mine own:icon_rofl:
 

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thanks

That was the encouragement I needed! Just finished it up. Let me know if u need help... I learned a lot.:icon_thumby::icon_thumby:
 

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