Ok, I'm getting ready to put the drivetrain back in the truck. I've started looking at the wiring that needs to be done for the '85 Ranger
BTW, my truck is very early in the model year; Sept. 14, 1984 build date stamped on the firewall, above the blower motor. I've already encountered parts that are supposed to fit but don't: driver's side motor mount & tranny cross-member mount.
Anyways.
So, here's what my wiring plugs look like:
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As you can see, Plug #2 does not have the same color wires as what's described in the
Tech Library article.
Plug #2: 4-Wire Duraspark type female round plug. The 4-wires are:
2 – Purple/Orange wires – Power to the back-up lamp switch.
1 – Red/Light Blue Stripe wire – Part of cranking circuit with key in START position.
1 – Dark Blue wire – No longer used
Questions:
1 - Does Plug #2 go to the transmission (A4LD)? I have a harness that has the unique neutral safety switch & back-up light connector/plug but the wires in that harness are; black w/orange hashes, dark blue, black w/pink tracer and red w/light blue tracer. If I mate that harness with Plug #2, the Purple w/Orange hashes matches up with the Black w/Orange hashes, Lt Blue to Dark Blue, Black w/Pink to Black w/Pink and Red w/Lt Blue to Red w/Lt Blue.
2 - The Red w/Lt Blue tracer needs to run thru the neutral safety switch (to ensure the tranny is in P or N) before sending a signal to power the starter (right?). If so, where does the Red w/Lt Blue wire go when it comes out of the Neutral Start/Back-up Light switch (on the transmission)?
TIA