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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 05:01 PM
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whats this wire for

Hey everyone been pokin around my car found a cut and taped off wire in my wireharness.. Not sure what it is for any help be greatly appreciated...
Also i have only high speed on the heater blower.. Car is 89 rs v6.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 05:08 PM
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Re: whats this wire for

My telepathy has been on the fritz lately. How about a picture or at very least a description of where it is and color.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 05:42 PM
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Re: whats this wire for

Should connect to a blower relay to get the fan into high speed. You are either running in the lower speeds or it is wired without a relay. I see some other interesting wiring going on there.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 05:42 PM
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Well there is a pic but... The wire is located in the harness around the pass valve cover ..right around the y in the harness

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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 05:47 PM
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Last guy that had the car. Wired a bunch of stuff in.. It has a push start. Key is hooked up but starter wont run when key is turned. Brake light comes on when ya turn the key.. I am slowly figuring it all out.. Car has had the motor replaced in it so im not sure what all has happened... All i get when i turn the blower on is high speed nothing on the other settings.. .. Everytime i dig in to something i find a "trailer park fix" somewhere...
Thank u for the help though
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 06:27 PM
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Re: whats this wire for

Sorry Dutch, my computer overheated in the middle of posting a diagram to help you. I looked for a place to put an air dam on it but...

Anywho, hope you can understand it. You will need to look at the top right section of the diagram.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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Thank u very much joe tag
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 06:41 PM
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So it has to be that red one.. "hot all the time" ..
Maybe thats why i only have hi and no other speed for the blower?
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 06:43 PM
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Come to think of it, you had the bad ignition switch earlier this week. I'd bet the two are related. If you are running the fan through the ignition circuit with no relay, it will go out again soon.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 07:00 PM
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Nope ignition switch not me.. My car starts and runs ok.. Need to clean throttle body.. Did iac and put a new egr vac assembly on.. Iac was pretty bad so i can imagine the rest will look the same.. My car just has a crap load of stuff wired to switches in the car for some reason.. Kinda makes ya think buddy watched to much fast and furious. For all the switches i have seen and found lol
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 07:03 PM
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LOL was another dutch (920) my bad
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...-gremlins.html
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 07:08 PM
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Np bro thank u for ur help i will update on what i find... Also still have to update another post i have done lol
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 07:17 PM
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Re: whats this wire for

YW You're gonna have to tear into that harness and find the orange(probably connected straight to the fan) Black wire comes from the missing relay and is screwed to the inner fender. Purple comes from the relay to the resistor(on air box with the plug in your pic) then goes to the fan. The red wire you need to test for 12v+ the fusible link may be bad at the starter. Good luck.

Edit: on top of all of this you will probably find the resistor is bad if you are getting no lower speeds. Take it out and see if it is burnt in two on the coils.

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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 07:35 PM
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So could bad fuseable at the starter also be the reason i have no start when i turn the key? Right now it wired up with a start button.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 07:54 PM
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Anybody's guess right now looking at the wiring and your description, but there are three down there and they supply voltage to the whole fuse block. Test for 12v past the plastic connector on all of them. You can stick a needle through the insulation and use a test light or volt meter on it. Careful not to ground it out.
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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 07:51 PM
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red wire is live all the time, so im at a loss, the p o did alot of cut and splice.
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