1972 Mystery Wire
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5th Gear
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1972 Mystery Wire
Can someone please help me identify what this wire is for? See attached pictures. It is the one in the 1st picture that I have put into a circle. It is Tan/Lt brown and comes through the firewall just under the wiper motor and is approximately 24 inches long. It is a female connection and I cannot any connectors that it should go to. Everything on the car works except for the horn and alarm system.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Austin Tx
It is the line to the idle stop solenoid. It should have 12v whenever the ignition is on.
You are lucky, most of the time Bubba has cleaned up the engine bay, and cut the wire down by the firewall.
If you still have the emission data sticker by the drivers side firewall, it tell you have to set the idle steed with the solenoid.
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Mystery wire
It is the line to the idle stop solenoid. It should have 12v whenever the ignition is on.
You are lucky, most of the time Bubba has cleaned up the engine bay, and cut the wire down by the firewall.
If you still have the emission data sticker by the drivers side firewall, it tell you have to set the idle steed with the solenoid.
I believe you are correct, however, the reason I could not find a place for the wire is because the idle stop is missing. I have a LT-1 with a Holly. The car runs fine and idles without any problems. Is that something I should be concerned about? Do I need to buy the solenoid and install it?
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Melting Slicks
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From: "ɹǝpunuʍop", Adelaide, South Australia
my auto always seems to drop off a bit when at the lights with the ac on.
my idle has been set by the linkage screw, not correct, but i bet most have been done that way
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It doesn't work real well since the solenoid is not designed to actually move the linkage. You have to help it by blipping the throttle. Hard to get it to hold anything less than 1400 rpm too.