Re assembling my '71 Z. Need help with wiring...

[ZSaint]

I have just installed the heater, blower assy, the dash, pedals and steering column. I am now putting in the console. I have plugged everything back in except for one pigtail coming out of the fuse box. It is a very short pigtail about 4" long coming out of the left(driver) side of the box. Cannot find a female connector for this male pigtail. What is this? Have I just lost a wire in the maze? Or, ??????

I originally thought it was for the lighter but I have the lighter hooked up and nothing is close to fitting this short wire. Anyone got any ideas on what this wire is for?

[Bambikiller240]

How many wires in the pigtail?

What color code is/are the wire(s)?

What type of connector(s) on this pigtail? bullet? square? spade?

mfg date of car?

picture?

[EScanlon]

See if these help.

Enrique

[ZSaint]

Thank you for the wiring diagram. I think it will help me out if I can just match everything up by color code.

[ZSaint]

BK240: The production date is 2/71. It is a 4-speed w/o A/C. I have one bullet male wire that is about 4-5" long coming out of the fuse box on the left hand side. I do not know what this single (black) wire is for. I cannot find any female wire to plug this bullet into. What is this? Do I need to look for a wire or is it just a wire that is not used?

[Mr Camouflage]

Hmm, see, i wrote matching numbers on all the plugs before i pulled them apart. that way i just match up the numbers when i put it back together.

Some wires were for options, and if you didnt have the option, you still got the same loom, but with nothing to plug it into.

[Bambikiller240]

I try to crawl under there after work and see if I can find that wire on my 72.

[ZSaint]

Wow, someone did it right. (marking everything) It was easy to take apart. I had a Z-Guy come by and help me with the dash and steering column. He said everthing just "snaps" back into place and yanks all of the wiring plugs apart. See how easy that was? Now, I am alone and putting it all back together. Hmmm... Lets see... How do I know which plug goes where. Some are matches and some are not? I wish I had just taken a few pics of the wiring or taken a few more notes.

Point of Concern: I put the heater, blower and the steering column in and was very proud of my work. After finding the steering shaft I realized my error. I had to have the column out or loose in order to stick the shaft up the column. It goes a lot quicker the second time around. Why did'nt the great 'book' say something about that. It does'nt even tell you to disassemble the wiper motor from the linkage before taking it out or putting it back in. That guy was not a very good communicator, period!

If you take the cover off your fuse panel and look at the pigtail on the left upper corner, you will see this short pigtail. Is this a spare for my car?

[mlc240z]

went out to my '71, the only single male wire coming from the left side is actually a white wire that has a black heat shrink sleeve on it. this attaches to a female white wire with a black plastic tubing surrounding it. from the wiring diagram this looks to be the line from the voltage regulator to the ammeter. i believe to confirm this you shouldn't get any reaction from your ammeter with key on.

try gently pulling back the heat shrink to verify this is actually a white wire. the only other single wire (except for the thick white/red main feed in the center) i have on my fuse box is the blue/white going to the cig lighter. on mine this is also covered with black heat shrink tubing.

hope this helps.

[EScanlon]

...It does'nt even tell you to disassemble the wiper motor from the linkage before taking it out or putting it back in. That guy was not a very good communicator, period!...

That's because it isn't necessary to do so.

Enrique

[Bambikiller240]

That's because it isn't necessary to do so.

Enrique

Yep. BTDT. Isn't necessary, in fact it would be a royal PITA to have to do that.

Whe removing, undo the screws that secire the wiper pivots to the chassis, push the pivots down into the well, rotate the the pivots (BOTH) inward toward the center of the car. Remove the bolts that secure the wiper motor to the chassis, then move the whole assembly (motor and pivots) toward driver isde of car (HLS30-U) until you can lift passenger side pivot and motor upward, now start pulling the assembly up and back towards the passenger side until it all comes out.

"Installation is the reverse".

[ZSaint]

Thanks for the info on the white wire (black heat-shrink). I will look for the matching female wire. I had the shell turned up on it's side when I put the dash in. I think the wire got caught up in the "mess". Now that I know there is a connecting wire, I will look for it. Thanks!

Well boys, I tried to put the damn thing in with it all attached and it was banging into the new paint and a PIYA. I took the linkage off, installed the wiper trannies and bolted the motor in place. Maybe I just don't "get it" but it is in and I did not scratch the paint. I turned the car on it's side to do all of this and it worked swell, no matter how dumb is sounds to those master Z mechanics.