OK, best of my knowledge on the Explorer 42 pin engine to body harness connector:
Pin 8 needs continuous hot
Pins 5, 36 need switched power
Pins 13, 34, 42 need to be grounded
Toss in pins 24 and 31 for the NSS.
1996/97
Pin Circuit Color Purpose
1 16 Red Lt Green PCM Power to relay
2 11 Tan/Yellow tachometer data link
3 915 Pink/Lt Blue Data Link Connector pin 10
4 511 Lt Green Brake On/Off switch
5 238 Dk Green/Yellow Power From Fuel Pump Relay (Fuel pump on signal)
6 658 Pink/Lt Green Malfunction Indicator (CEL)
7 679 Gray/Black Speed output from VSS
8 37 Yellow Continuous Power
9 361 Red Fuel Pump relay coil
10 29 Yellow/White Fuel level sender
11 914 Tan/Orange Data Link Connector pin 2
12 224 Tan/White Instrument Cluster
13 676 Pink/Orange VSS and PCM Ground
14 91 Purple/White Canister Vent Solenoid coil
15 926 Lt Blue/Orange Fuel Pump relay coil
16 39 Red/White Engine temp gauge
17 791 Red/Pink Fuel Tank Pressure Transducer (Signal)
18 359 Gray/Red Sensor reference voltage
19 351 Brown/White Fuel Tank Pressure Transducer (Power supply)
20 199 Lt Blue/Yellow Transmission Controls/Clutch Pedal Position Jumper
21 140 Black/Pink reversing lamps at transmission range sensor
22 107 Purple Data Link Connector Pin 13
23
24 329 Pink starter system at transmission range sensor
25 298 Purple/Orange reversing lamps at transmission range sensor
26 253 Dk Green/White oil pressure gauge
27 305 Lt Blue/Pink Message Center pin 5
28 394 Orange/Black Automatic ride control module pin 6
29 784 Lt Blue/Black 4WD Low Range indicator
30 331 Pink/Yellow WOT A/C relay coil
31 32 Red/Lt Blue starter system at transmission range sensor
32
33 463 Red/White Neutral switch for GEM
34 570 Black/White Ground
35
36 34 Lt Blue/Orange PCM Power from relay
37 198 Dk Green/Orange Power to Pin 30 WOT A/C relay
38
39 191 Lt Green/Black Vapor Management Valve coil
40 911 White/Lt Green Transmission Control Indicator in dash (overdrive off lamp)
41
42 570 Black/White Ground