remove ignition wiring harness plug-help

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Jul 15, 2013 | 04:26 PM

bhk2

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remove ignition wiring harness plug-help

The PO "fix" on the coil wire caught up to me today and I need to replace the coil wire into the harness. It is plug showing the green and yellow wire.

How do I remove this harness plug?

Thanks in advance for the replies.

Jul 15, 2013 | 04:47 PM

Alan 71

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Hi bhk,
Look for a small bolt in the very center of the connector. The connector is actually 2 halves.... 1 for the front lighting harness and 1 for the engine harness.
One the bolt is out you may still need to pry the connectors loose since originally they were set with a lot of sticky black sealer.
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Add...You're right Scott, I was thinking screw but it is a small bolt.

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Jul 15, 2013 | 04:52 PM

scottw

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I believe it is a 7/16th bolt that holds it in. Be careful seperating the two halves. 40 year old plastic with the black sealer that Alan talked about.

Jul 15, 2013 | 06:18 PM

bhk2

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan 71

Hi bhk,
Look for a round headed screw in the very center of the connector. The connector is actually 2 halves.... 1 for the front lighting harness and 1 for the engine harness.
One the screw is out you may still need to pry the connectors loose since originally they were set with a lot of sticky black sealer.
Regards,
Alan

Thanks Alan--appreciate that detail. I removed the extra long bolt with a 3/8" socket and universal. Ordered a new harness too.

Jul 15, 2013 | 06:20 PM

bhk2

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Quote:

Originally Posted by scottw

I believe it is a 7/16th bolt that holds it in. Be careful seperating the two halves. 40 year old plastic with the black sealer that Alan talked about.

The two halves came apart easy, it was working around the vacuum tank creating most of the frustration.

Jul 16, 2013 | 05:48 AM

scottw

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You will really like the new wiring harness. When I took mine off (engine swap) I was a little scared how the 40 year old wiring looked. It was in pretty rough shape.

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