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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 02:38 PM
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i have a 87 camanche with a 89 motor i just put i had power before the swap i now have no power to the wiring harness no lights ignition radio nothing it will start if i cross the starter but no pwer anywhere else i have chansed every wire in the truck they are all were they are suposed to be but still nothing. any suggestions?
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 03:09 PM
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all the symptoms of a bad ground. Start chasing wires back.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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i have all the grounds are hooked up everyone is saying you missed a wire or a ground but i have chaced every wire in the truck they are in the right place
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ja2000
i have all the grounds are hooked up everyone is saying you missed a wire or a ground but i have chaced every wire in the truck they are in the right place

.....maybe you forgot to add a ground wire somewhere since you said you replaced every wire in the harness...

EDIT: read "chansed" as "changed" in the Original post.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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pop the main fuse?
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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i meant chased all the wires were would the main fuse be? the only wire i cant find a place for is this one

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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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i dunno maybe between the battery and fuse box somewhere. most cars have them
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 12:15 AM
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what does the other end of that wire connect to?
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 01:18 AM
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one of the main wireing harness connectors on the passenger fire wall
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 01:57 AM
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One of the main wiring connectors, eh? Sounds like it could be the source of your problems... got any better pics of it? where it was laying when you found it, where it connects to, etc?
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ja2000
i meant chased all the wires were would the main fuse be? the only wire i cant find a place for is this one

I can't be 100% sure but I was looking around under the hood of my Cherokee today and I saw a very similar plug that plugs in to a port just down a little bit from the Oil filter. It sticks out from the part the oil filter screws on to. Not sure of the technical name or anything.
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ja2000
i meant chased all the wires were would the main fuse be? the only wire i cant find a place for is this one

thats the oil pressure sending unit wire
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