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06-13-2005, 10:44 PM
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Car: '88 Trans Am/'96 Trans Am
Engine: L98/LT1
Transmission: 700R-4/T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.42/4.10
unknown connector
I looked underneath my '89 camaro today and saw a 2-wire weatherpack connector right below the transmission. I looked everywhere but I could not find where it went. My car isn't throwing any codes and it seems to run fine. The wires were purple and yellow and the trans is a 700R4. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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06-13-2005, 10:47 PM
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Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
Purple and yellow? Sounds like the neutral safety switch connector for a T5.
06-13-2005, 11:07 PM
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Car: '88 Trans Am/'96 Trans Am
Engine: L98/LT1
Transmission: 700R-4/T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.42/4.10
so it doesn't go to anything? Man I hope so, it's bugging me to death.
06-13-2005, 11:17 PM
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Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
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Transmission: 4L60
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Well no, but if your car originally had a 700R4, it shouldn't have that connector at all.
06-13-2005, 11:34 PM
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Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
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Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
Actually that doesn't make much sense either, the starter safety switch on a T5 is on the clutch pedal. You're sure they're yellow and purple?
06-14-2005, 10:11 AM
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Car: 1991 Chevy Camaro
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
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Re: unknown connector
Originally posted by mgomez
I looked underneath my '89 camaro today and saw a 2-wire weatherpack connector right below the transmission. I looked everywhere but I could not find where it went. My car isn't throwing any codes and it seems to run fine. The wires were purple and yellow and the trans is a 700R4. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Mike
I looked underneath my '89 camaro today and saw a 2-wire weatherpack connector right below the transmission. I looked everywhere but I could not find where it went. My car isn't throwing any codes and it seems to run fine. The wires were purple and yellow and the trans is a 700R4. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Mike
06-14-2005, 02:46 PM
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Car: '91 Z28 convertible
Engine: TPI
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 3.27 posi disc
Re: Re: unknown connector
Originally posted by Benm109
Sounds like the connector for the VSS (vehicle speed sensor).
Sounds like the connector for the VSS (vehicle speed sensor).
Hmmm, puzzling.
And correct, the starter safety switch wires are under the dash for mauals and on the shifter for automatics. Never under the car.
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06-14-2005, 04:27 PM
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Car: '88 Trans Am/'96 Trans Am
Engine: L98/LT1
Transmission: 700R-4/T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.42/4.10
Everything is original and I looked high and low and found nothing. The connector is on the same bundle as another connector that plugs into the transmission except the other one is white and it has four wires. I don't know what to think.
06-14-2005, 04:31 PM
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Car: '91 Z28 convertible
Engine: TPI
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 3.27 posi disc
If it is in the same wire bundle, it would point to the VSS connector. Hopefully somebody with more knowledge will chime in and tell us whether the 1989 Camaro came with VSS or not.
06-14-2005, 06:14 PM
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Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
Originally posted by BigBabyLou
tell us whether the 1989 Camaro came with VSS or not.
tell us whether the 1989 Camaro came with VSS or not.
06-14-2005, 07:37 PM
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it would be more likely that the harness was damaged at one time and replaced with the one you have now. now I don't know if a bird eng. harness would just plug in the camaro but, if it does then that is very likely what happened. or perhaps the company that produces the harnesses for gm made a goof and included the extra wiring on yours
(I know now at least they make them over sea and they have so many mistakes it is a common practice to have workers on the ships re-working the harnesses on there way to the us
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(I know now at least they make them over sea and they have so many mistakes it is a common practice to have workers on the ships re-working the harnesses on there way to the us
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06-14-2005, 09:01 PM
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Car: 1991 Chevy Camaro
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
That's what I thought originally but didn't they put the VSS in Camaro's in 1990? The Birds had it earlier but 1989 Camaro should still have a mechanical speedo.
I couldn't tell you when the Firebirds switched over.
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06-15-2005, 08:53 AM
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Car: check
Engine: check
Transmission: check
Do the backup (reverse) lights work? It could be that the Firebird's and Camaro's used the same harness. Which would make it the VSS connector on a Firebird.
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Car: '88 Trans Am/'96 Trans Am
Engine: L98/LT1
Transmission: 700R-4/T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.42/4.10
That eases my mind a little, if anyone else has any ideas let me know. Thanks everyone
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