4.0 electrical

[chrisvegas72]

im in the middle of my 3.0 to 4.0 swap and i was wondering if i could just plug in the 3 big plugs that go into the body by the brake booster and use the 96 exploder harness on my 95 ranger, i have the whole harness from the ex from the 3 big conn to the comp harness, its my dd and any info would be great

 

[disciplerocks]

Explorer wiring is different. If it was a Ranger 4.0 harness, then it probably would be plug and play. You need the wiring diagrams for both vehicles so you can see where you need to splice.

 

[chrisvegas72]

i was afraid of that...oh well tyme to break out the books

 

[chrisvegas72]

can i do all the splicing at the bolt together connector on the driverside of the motor?

 

[disciplerocks]

It would be easier to splice where the motor harness meets the drivers side fender harness.

 

[chrisvegas72]

the big sqare plug with the bolt that holds it together?

 

[disciplerocks]

No the few plug on the drivers side fender that mate the headlight harness to the motor harness.

 

[disciplerocks]

This is my writeup I did, but its for a 2.9 to 4.0, but you may benefit from it. There are a few helpful links at the bottom too.
http://therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103747

 

[chrisvegas72]

hey thanxs for the help, think my eyeballs r going to fall out from lookn at these wires but i know it will be worth it, have to get some pics taken before and after

 

[chrisvegas72]

goin crazy now...you wouldnt happen to have a list of the wires i need to find in this mess would ya

 

[chrisvegas72]

wish i knew how to geta pic in here, the plug im talkn about has the same wires as my ranger in the same pin locations but just a few more than my ranger, like five i think

 

[chrisvegas72]

i was lookn at ur pics of ur swap and your wiring is totaly differnt from mine....still cant figure out how to get pics in here

 

[holyford86]

save yourself the headache and just get yourself a ranger 4.0 engine harness, it's a plug and play swap, no splicing required

 

[chrisvegas72]

have harness for 4.0....can i just plug it into my rangers plug that is on the drvrs side of the motor, its olike a 25 pin with a bolt that holds it together, i did a side by side with the plugs and the exploder one has the same wires as mine but a few more.

 

[disciplerocks]

get yourself a ranger 4.0 engine harness,

have harness for 4.0

You have an Explorer 4.0 harness