Engine wire harness routing

I was wondering if anyone could post a few pixs of how the engine wire harness is or was routed correctly down the passenger side of motor?

Particularly around the ignition coil area. Since went back to coil bracket and trying my best to keep original look. It was switched to HEI when i got it and have nothing to go by.

It just seems for harness to be between coil bracket and block is tight and heat transfer to my new harness. In front of coil just looks not nice.

Thanx Dave

 

Dave

This is a photo my 71 GS showing the wiring harness on the firewall and on the engine. Let me know if this helps.

George

 

dave;
are u running dual temp gauges on the engine?

 

George .....if that photo was just a few inches lower. Just wondering was the harness behind the coil bracket on original cars or out in front of bracket. I think the latter due to heat and the harness close to the bracket. I have a new M&H harness and it will go behind, but like said I think is incorrect.

Do you have a pix more of front area around coil.
I looked through all Jim Lore's restoration pix and cannot see route.

Was the tab on coil bracket for the harness to clip to ?

Gerry, not running dual temp gauges, but running dual oil gauges. Original electric dash gauge and mechanical oil line gauge.

 

You don't have an assembly or service manual???? It does fit tight between the coil and block. It does not attach to anything there. There is a heat shield inside that is plastic.

 

How does this photo look!

 

I have a Chassis service manual but did not see it in there. Do not have the assembly manual. What heat sheild are you referrring to Dave ?



71gs3504sp.....that looks pretty good. Looks like your is running to driver side of coil bracket and not in behind.

Dave

 

Dave, I believe there is a plastic heat sheild under the tape as it is meant to fit up tight against the block and it also lays on top of the intake so it can take the heat....After looking at the assembly manaul I guess it is not really clear how it goes but the picture he posted is correct. If the blue wire reaches the oil presssure sender you know it is correct.

 

The wiring does route between the back on the coil and the block on the way down to starter.

 

+1 :TU:
Dave, check the pics I sent you. In one of them you can kinda see the original harness going behind the coil.

 

In that first picture that was posted it shows the paint codes on the firewall, my car being triple black would just have a "19" there or two "19's"?? Ron:TU:

SORRY OFF TOPIC QUESTION

 

RJL

The top number 53 is for the color of the car, cortez gold and number 19, black painted top. I traced this off exactly how it was on the firewall.

George

 

Thank you so much Dave, Dean, Carl !!!

Dean, I could just barely see the harness in one engine pix. When I got the car it was changed to HEI. It had 2 owners before me here in Ontario, Canada.

When did you let it go? What year did you and Goldie separate?

Again thanx guys....Dave

 

I know what the #'s mean on your car but I was asking do I put both 19,s on mine or just 0ne??

 

Late 1990 I think.

 

Ron, I believe your car would be 19 19. I have seen them like that before. After all yellow GSX's had Q Q on the firewal in crayon. If your was painted over look real close an you may see outline of where 19 19 was through the new paint unless they sanded it off. I could see the outline of mine under newer black paint. I think only Flint cars may have the crayon marks. I have not seen them on Framingham cars however. Check out this original 71 that was white.

 

Thanks Dave,

You have been my guide though the world of Buicks for almost two years now!!!!

 

Glad to help Ron, Hope waht I have said is correct.