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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 10:24 PM
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Can anyone help me with the wiring that goes to the starter. Any help
would be greatly appreciated. Car is an automatic if that matters.
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This is what mine looks like:

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Originally Posted by Cliff Harris
This is what mine looks like:


Thank you Cliff. That clears up a lot of confusion. Right at the starter location is a green wire with a small clamp that then continues with
a female spade. The clamp has a step with a hole that looks as if it would slip over a bolt. In addition there is a blue wire that ends with a female plug. Not sure where these two go.
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Originally Posted by jess
Thank you Cliff. That clears up a lot of confusion. Right at the starter location is a green wire with a small clamp that then continues with
a female spade. The clamp has a step with a hole that looks as if it would slip over a bolt. In addition there is a blue wire that ends with a female plug. Not sure where these two go.
Hi

Here is an image from my shop manual, its an 85 however they should have the same configuration. Apart from alternator and Vats.
Hope it helps.



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Originally Posted by jess
Thank you Cliff. That clears up a lot of confusion. Right at the starter location is a green wire with a small clamp that then continues with
a female spade. The clamp has a step with a hole that looks as if it would slip over a bolt. In addition there is a blue wire that ends with a female plug. Not sure where these two go.
The green wire is the one at the very top of my picture. It goes to the coolant temperature sensor between spark plugs #6 and #8.

The blue wire is for the knock sensor.
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Originally Posted by Cliff Harris
The green wire is the one at the very top of my picture. It goes to the coolant temperature sensor between spark plugs #6 and #8.

The blue wire is for the knock sensor.
Thank you very much Cliff
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