Gray Plug in glove box? 86' Ranger 2.0L

[JamesD]

Sorry, I don't have picture of it on hand. Its a large grey plug might have 6 or 8 ports on it. It is dangling inside the glove box. Not sure what it is for..

James

 

[drsvox]

First WAG is it's either to the heater/ac/fan controls, or it could be the stock radio connection.

Try pulling up the 2.0 wiring diagrams from the tech page and match the wire colors...that should tell you for sure.

 

[holyford86]

probably the plug for the door/seatbelt buzzer, its located right above the glovebox

 

[JamesD]

probably the plug for the door/seatbelt buzzer, its located right above the glovebox

That was what I was thinking anyone have a picture of this buzzer?

 

[drsvox]

6 or 8 pins for a door and seatbelt buzzer?

I can't be sure, but being a gen one body, I would imagine the seatbelt wires run center under the carpet like on earlier years.

What about passenger side power controls (window, door lock)?

Here's a question: what doesn't work that should?

 

[rangerin]

I have this plug on my '84 and have seen in on many gen 1 rangers and broncos at the JY. It's never plugged into anything.

I should put a multimeter on mine out of curiosity to see what's up.

 

[drsvox]

I have this plug on my '84 and have seen in on many gen 1 rangers and broncos at the JY.

Do you have power doors (were they even available by '84)?

I don't have it on my '83 and I'm thinking maybe it was added to the wiring harness for vehicles with power doors, and just left to dangle for vehicles without.

 

[rangerin]

No, no power doors. I'd check it out with a multimeter, but the Ranger is at a friends garage because I recently wrecked it. Hope to bring it home Sunday and I'll check it out sometime soon after.

 

[adsm08]

The door/belt dinger is ab ove the glove box, and was a 6 to 8 pin connection, since it waz one speaker set off by multiple things. Some of the early trucks also had a basic maintenance minder that was located above the glove box. It had a reset button and turned on the emissions light when its timer ran down. The dinger is a black box with a speaker grille in it. The minder box I have never seen, just heard legends about.