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Question what wire do I need to disconnect before I set the engine timing with timing light.
Where is the wire and what color is it.
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tan wire with black stripe.



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Your ECM will sense the EST wire is disconnected and set a fault code. After you are done with adjustments disconnect the battery for a minute or so the clear the code.
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