OBD-II connection issues with the engine pull

cgrey8 · Post by **cgrey8** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:14 pm

I talked with the junkyard dawg (he's a Ga fan) that's pulling my 302 from the 97 Explorer for me. He can get the engine with most of the wires to and from the computer mainly because everything critical is right there under the hood.

However the wires that go to the OBD-II connection under the dask "appear" to be ganged with a number of other wires such as the windshield wiper motor and other miscellanious electricals. Long story short, it doesn't appear that getting the OBD-II connector is a simple task without taking the dash out and untaping the connector' harness of wires from all the other under-the-dash wires.

If I can clip the OBD-II connector off from under the dash, does anybody know where I can get specs on how to reconnect the OBD-II back to the computer (ECC-V) even if I have to keep the connector under the hood somewhere instead inside? Since my 89 Ranger was OBD-I (ECC-IV), it's connector was under the hood anyway so it doesn't break my heart if I can't easily relocate it inside.

I just wanted to see if other people had run into this when putting the newer OBD-II compliant engines in Rangers that predate these new systems.

Any thoughts at all?

Chris

cjcnomor4 · Post by **cjcnomor4** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:15 am

i sent you an email let me know if this helps

cgrey8 · Post by **cgrey8** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 11:16 am

Thanks, I'll look over it and see what I can make of it.

Without the engine and the wires in front of me, it doesnt mean much, however when I get to it, I'll break this image back out and see what can be done. I haven't given up on getting the harness out uncut, however if it's simpler just to cut and re-make the connections rather than spend hrs in the junkyard trying to tear the dash out...

Thanks again,
Chris