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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Topic started by: jaredts on July 13, 2011, 04:48:31 pm
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The harness that comes off the starter and partially covers the passenger valve cover, does it have to go over the engine? I hate that thing. Anyone go from the starter to firewall and up from there? My '83 v8 Silverado if that matters.
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On my '85 burb it runs up over the bell housing where it meets the block (behind the distributor). I routed the new wiring harness in my '71 the same way.
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you can route it how ever you want, just make sure it wont touch a sharp edge, a moving part, or something hot like exhaust.
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Mine goes from a gear reduction starter straight to the inside of the frame rail then to the high amp one wire alt which is lowered with a new bracket then to the battery which has the post facing the front with a longer cable running through the header panel.
The ignition wire is directly over the bell housing then to the ign + neutral safety switch and back.
I scrapped all the originial mess incuding the dist block but was sure to include new fusible links
When I did my underhood clean up I stripped everything out, labeled the wires and didn't worry about how it was, but rather what I needed. (I hate seeing wires) Just really a little differant approach none of my wires are ended up in the same place as they were originially and most are eliminated completely.