Electronics Need help wiring something up? Thinking of adding an electrical component to your car? Need help troubleshooting that wiring glitch?

what is this relay?

Old Aug 17, 2005 | 05:01 PM
  #1  
drptop70ss's Avatar
Thread Starter
Member
iTrader: (26)
 
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 264
Likes: 0
From: NY zip 12538
Car: way too many
Engine: 283s to 454s
Transmission: autos and sticks
what is this relay?

When taking apart the dash on my 91 GTA there is a relay mounted behind the dash on the passenger side behind the mapholder area. It had two three prong sockets on it, and it was not hooked up to anything. I found the two connectors that I think went to it since they fit, one of them has a green wire that runs through the passenger side kick panel area with the ECM trunk of wires. Now from reading through the archives I assumed this was the starter enable relay which would be part of the vats system. Is that correct? If so how could the car start and run without it? I did not see any jumpers anywhere obvious, if this relay is jumpered out somewhere in the harness which wires would be tied together? I want to ohm them out and see if they are tied together somewhere I cant see. TIA!
Reply
Old Aug 17, 2005 | 06:27 PM
  #2  
Tim Burgess's Avatar
Supreme Member
 
Joined: Jul 1999
Posts: 1,335
Likes: 2
From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Car: '92 Z28; Dk Teal; Her Pkg
Engine: 305
Transmission: Richmond 6 Spd
Axle/Gears: Moser 9", Detroit Locker, 3.70
May be the electric antenna relay or the Bose amp power relay.
Reply
Old Aug 17, 2005 | 06:39 PM
  #3  
drptop70ss's Avatar
Thread Starter
Member
iTrader: (26)
 
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 264
Likes: 0
From: NY zip 12538
Car: way too many
Engine: 283s to 454s
Transmission: autos and sticks
you may be right on it being the power antenna relay, I never though of that. For some reason I had it stuck in my head that it was the starter enable because of the green wire, but I think you may be right.


##edit..just checked the car, there are 3 wires actually running out the fender from the relay, green, white, and grey, all around 16G. Sound like the wires to the power antenna?

Last edited by drptop70ss; Aug 17, 2005 at 07:13 PM.
Reply
Old Aug 17, 2005 | 10:18 PM
  #4  
Trickster's Avatar
TGO Supporter
 
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 6,127
Likes: 12
From: conway, s.c.
Car: 1989 Iroc-Z
Engine: 5.7L TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Yes that is the powered antenna relay. there are two connectors with a total of six wires. One has black, pink, and orange wires and the second one has the green, white, and gray wires you mentioned.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Falcon50
DFI and ECM
81
Aug 22, 2020 03:26 PM
thunder57
LTX and LSX
1
Nov 7, 2015 02:28 PM
lanceflame44
Tech / General Engine
0
Sep 25, 2015 12:28 PM
gta892000
Cooling
6
Sep 16, 2015 12:37 AM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:30 PM.