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Title: What did these wires go to?
Post by: m3talc0re on December 23, 2016, 09:40:22 pm
83 GMC Sierra Classic 305

On the firewall, left side of the engine, looking at it from the front, there is a bundle of wires cut and I have no idea what they went to.  Maybe the AC?

Close view: 

(http://i.imgur.com/eoKleEM.jpg)


Expanded view: 

(http://i.imgur.com/cN8SV9Z.jpg)
Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: Engineer on December 24, 2016, 07:08:41 am
AC seems right. If there isn't any other wiring going to your AC I would have to guess that through process of elimination.
Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: m3talc0re on December 24, 2016, 09:57:21 am
I really wish they didn't cut all those XD
Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: zieg85 on December 24, 2016, 10:14:57 am
I may be wrong but that sure looks the the plug on a 1987 cab for the ECM on a TBI
Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: 1967KaiserM715 on December 24, 2016, 11:39:15 am
 ECM, AC should be more to the left.


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Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: m3talc0re on December 24, 2016, 12:04:46 pm
Those go to the ECM? Wouldn't nothing work then?
Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: zieg85 on December 24, 2016, 12:51:08 pm
Those go to the ECM? Wouldn't nothing work then?

An ECM is for the TBI setup in 1987 suggesting you may have a 1987 Cab or firewall.  I just looked at both my 85's AC equipped and 86 non AC and neither has that hole in the firewall
Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: bd on December 24, 2016, 01:35:23 pm
Knowing the wire colors would help, but it's probably the ESC harness running into the ESC module under the dash.
Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: 1967KaiserM715 on December 24, 2016, 08:24:59 pm
Knowing the wire colors would help, but it's probably the ESC harness running into the ESC module under the dash.
Esc, that's it, my truck had it, but nothing was connected, I've heard that it really doesn't do anything, but I'm not positive as I've never really looked into the esc modules.


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Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: Engineer on December 26, 2016, 08:04:26 am
I really wish they didn't cut all those XD

That's the square body realm in a nut shell.

It seems every used 73-87 I have looked at has its wiring butchered by some hack at some point in its past. :(
Title: Re: What did these wires go to?
Post by: VileZambonie on December 26, 2016, 08:13:18 am
Knowing the wire colors would help, but it's probably the ESC harness running into the ESC module under the dash.

ESC Harness