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Title: Unknown parts
Post by: kmanrsss on August 28, 2012, 02:08:02 pm
Im in the process of swapping an 83 cab onto an 87 chassis. I pulled and labeled as much of the harness as I could but there were things that weren't hooked to anything and I was looking for some help. The first is a piece of 3/8ish heater/vac hose that passes though the firewall next to the fuse block and runs to a switch similar to a brake light switch, right behind the brake light switch. It has a 3/8 Bol in it on the engine compartment side.

The 2nd so far is a 2.5inx4in black box with about 18in of pigtail to a 3 wire connector. Wires are blk/wht. Brown/wht. Red/blk. The box has a hinged cover on one end with a printed circuit board. This wasn't hooked to anything. It was mounted under the dash just to the right of the steering column. I will get some pics up later if needed. Thanks
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: Captkaos on August 28, 2012, 03:58:43 pm
The hose is the Cruise control hookup, the box sounds like the controller for it.

Look at the picture here:
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,12120.msg201240.html#msg201240
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: kmanrsss on August 28, 2012, 10:36:27 pm
yup that's the cruise hose, but the box isn't for the cc i don't think, unless there's 2 control boxes.  hopefully pic 1 shows this. Next question is hopefully pic 2, purple wire and a pink/blk stripe. it wasn't labeled so i either missed it or it was disconnected before i started the swap. it comes out of the harness with the radio wires.  thanks again for the help
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: Sartobuilt on August 29, 2012, 07:56:40 am
That plug is the electrical part of the Cruise control vacuum switch.
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: bd on August 29, 2012, 11:23:20 am
...hopefully pic 1 shows this. Next question is hopefully pic 2, purple wire and a pink/blk stripe. it wasn't labeled so i either missed it or it was disconnected before i started the swap. it comes out of the harness with the radio wires.  thanks again for the help

Pic #1 may be the fuel module used with BB TBI engines.
Pic #2 is the connector that attaches to the brake switch for the CC, like Sartobuilt posted.
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: Captkaos on August 29, 2012, 01:36:49 pm
What is written on the box in pic #1?  There should be a PN, is this a 1/2T truck?
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: kmanrsss on August 29, 2012, 06:56:30 pm
There are 2 numbers.  1st is 7076, 2nd is 10052955. It's a 3/4 ton
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: bd on August 29, 2012, 09:05:11 pm
...number... is 10052955.  It's a 3/4 ton

That P/N changes to ACDelco 10052973.  It's the Fuel Pump Control Module.
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: kmanrsss on August 30, 2012, 03:51:41 pm
Interesting. I'm pretty confidant that I didn't unplug it as its not labeled. Is it possible that's why only 1 tank worked? Where should it plug into? Thanks
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: bd on August 30, 2012, 04:32:57 pm
Typically there's a mating plug left of the column, up behind the cluster.  That module should have no effect on the individual tanks - it overrides the ECM and should only affect the duration of time the fuel pump relay is energized after the ignition is switched OFF.  Typically, it's used only in big block applications.  See the wiring diagram here... http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,9072.msg198713.html#msg198713 (http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,9072.msg198713.html#msg198713)
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: kmanrsss on August 31, 2012, 12:24:45 pm
So spare prts as I don't have a bbc? I also haven't found an unoccupied plug that it would go to.
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: bd on August 31, 2012, 12:58:40 pm
Previously, I posted it's generally only used on BB applications - I should have added, it's also used with 5.7L engines in chassis greater than 8500 GVWR. 
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: kmanrsss on August 31, 2012, 03:24:45 pm
Thank you BD, I guess I missed that part of your previous post.
Title: Re: Unknown parts
Post by: bd on August 31, 2012, 04:03:52 pm
You didn't miss anything.  My explanation was incomplete.