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CarreraGTSCS · Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Posts: 108 Location: Central New Jersey

Still running like crapola. I have the seats out so I decided to check the grounds up above the relay/fuse panel. I can't see them but I can feel the ground site.

My question is:
1) How to move the wiring out of the way safely?
2) I noticed two loose wires-- the first is red and black with a clear female spade connection on the end. Where should it go?
The second loose wire is a pair of wires to a white connector, the wires are brown and a brown/black wire. Where do these go? I'm not understanding the wiring flow charts in the manual.

Thanks Guys
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1988 951
1982 931
1975 Caldwell D-13 Formula Vee
1969 911T
1967 Austin Healey Sprite
1961 wife

Peter_in_AU · Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 2743 Location: Sydney, Australia

Just be sure to disconnect the battery. You can unplug the various wiring harnesses at the back of the panel to give yourself more room. The plugs are colour-coded but it's always best to write down which plug goes where.

Brown is always earth in the factory wiring. Trace it back and if it joins a wrapped bundle then it is probably factory.

I have that same unconnected red/black with the female connector. Never been bored enough to find out what it's for. Obviously nothing important, perhaps factory radio or just some option you don't have fitted.
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1979 924 (Gone to a better place)
1974 Lotus 7 S4 "Big Valve" Twin-cam (waiting)
1982 924 (As featured on Wikipedia)

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Alex Roy · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 8:32 am Post subject:

Yep, I've got the unconnected red/black wire too. I don't have A/C or factory fog lights, so maybe it is for some sort of option like that.

CarreraGTSCS · Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Posts: 108 Location: Central New Jersey

Thanks guys. I'm determined to get the beast running right this spring. I want to do DE with her. She's a sleeper-- the previous owner painter her white and never put the turbo emblem on the back panel. Anyway I must get her back to where she was when I bought her.

I bought the 931 with a broken differential but it ran great, you know-- stick your head in the window, turn the key and nice smooth idle. No fuss. It sat over the winter (2000 to 2001) under a cover while I searched for a gearbox to swap in. I started it every month or so until it got real, real cold and snowy. Then it sat for about 2 1/2 months before I tried to start it. It was almost impossible to start. I messed with the timing (no difference with DME!). Finally it started but it runs like crapola and has ever since.
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1988 951
1982 931
1975 Caldwell D-13 Formula Vee
1969 911T
1967 Austin Healey Sprite
1961 wife

Smoothie · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 9:17 am Post subject:

I just had my face in my wiring about 2 weeks ago. I think the extra wire you're wondering about is for headlight washers. Don't remember the colors on it, but I found a pretty thick wire with female spade connector and plastic cover on the end, looked it up and it was for a headlight washer.

Whatever you do, don't plug stuff in just because it's loose. A few years ago I found two unconnected wires under there that just happened to have the right connectors that they could be plugged-in together. I went and hooked them up and wound up driving the Jeep 'til I could find the time and motivation to remove the dash and trace and replace the burnt wires that resulted.
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CarreraGTSCS · Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Posts: 108 Location: Central New Jersey

So that's what happened. I remember that you told me you had your dash apart. How've you been?
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1988 951
1982 931
1975 Caldwell D-13 Formula Vee
1969 911T
1967 Austin Healey Sprite
1961 wife

Smoothie · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 7:35 pm Post subject:

I'm not complainin'.

How's the WUR saga going?
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"..it's made in Germany. You know the Germans always make good stuff."

'82 924T, US version, dark green metallic, 5 speed Audi 016G gearbox

CarreraGTSCS · Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Posts: 108 Location: Central New Jersey

Still waiting for it to arrive. Got a used one cheap on ebay. We'll see how it goes. I'll give you a ring when it gets here.

Remember how we had trouble starting it after we checked the control pressure? It's doing it more often now. I had to get a ride with AAA the other day. It acted like it was out of gas but wasn't. I have to check the fuel pump.
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1988 951
1982 931
1975 Caldwell D-13 Formula Vee
1969 911T
1967 Austin Healey Sprite
1961 wife

Smoothie · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 4:04 am Post subject:

I'm still pretty sure it's a WUR issue. Possibly the test process furthered its' demise a bit? I don't know. I'd think the fuel pump's ok - it was showing a good ~90 psi, right? Hope they send a good one. In any case, once you get it, could disassemble the old one and see if it's just gunked-up or if a diaphragm is cracked/torn.
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"..it's made in Germany. You know the Germans always make good stuff."

'82 924T, US version, dark green metallic, 5 speed Audi 016G gearbox