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Got this 94 escort last year cheap runs like new A/C even works . Well had a wire under back seat short out to a hog ring and it went all up under the dash . Been tinkering with it a few weeks and after figuring out the dash removal I come to see Ford didn't use firewall connections they run under left fender all the way to core supt . If it didn't run so good I would have striped it for parts . Don't think I will do another one though LOL

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Got this 94 escort last year cheap runs like new A/C even works . Well had a wire under back seat short out to a hog ring and it went all up under the dash . Been tinkering with it a few weeks and after figuring out the dash removal I come to see Ford didn't use firewall connections they run under left fender all the way to core supt . If it didn't run so good I would have striped it for parts . Don't think I will do another one though LOL

Bobby - After about 2 days, I probably would have had a weenie roast over that car - no matter how well it ran. I guess my patience has about run its' course - and it used to be good. I got PO'd a few days ago after ripping my hand open - again - while trying to set the timing on my '31 then trying to change valve covers and yanked the a/c totally out. Phew

Well Dave I too have a hole in a finger I didn't have when I got home . I know the feeling about the weenie roast And I will have one if it happens again .

Do they sell a manual set for the escort? I have a '87 Mustang and Ford has a 3 manual set plus a wire & vacuum manual (not the Electircal manual) I bought all 4 for my Mustang. The electrcal manual shows the wiring harness, the wire & vacuum manual shows you & tells you where every connector & wire is with a pic of what it looks like, and how to trouble shoot them.

It sure has helped me many times. I got mine from ebay, some one is always selling them. I bought each one at a time.

Pat

Well son and I spent a couple hors at the U pick and pulled out a wire loom . Didnt take long when you snap all the interior out of the way . I'll tinker around and get it put back in and going miss the 33 mpg .

Hemi its all plug and play every plug is colored and located for easy install.

God Bless YOU

Dam good job, i would have started cutting that out after 15min!!!lollollol

Oh the joys of wiring ...joe

Your'e a better man than I

Well I always know if I get in trouble I can come here for suggestions . But it should be simple since I will be pulling out 2 and putting in one . And digital pics work so great for memory . They are pretty straight forward plug ins all color coded or different when there are more then one .

Little update been on it a little never on a rainy day since it sits outside . But the dash section is almost done . Down to 6 wires bad thing there is 2 blue/white stripe , 2 solid black , 2 black/yellow stripe . Chasing them in the original loom they go to different places . I will have to get a Haynes manual for a wire schematic to find the ends .

Soldered and shrink wrapped every connection then covered it in tape should be ok .

You must really love that car, Bobby. I dont think I could've forced myself to stay with it.

Believe it or not, this is actually encouraging to see a wiring loom so nice and tidy. I am about 30% through finally wiring my '29 and it is a nightmare of loose wires so far even though I have tried to measure the lengths. The front and rear lights are pretty straight forward but now the under dash rats nest is starting to get complicated so I wish I had a loom. Years ago I replaced a VW beetle/bug loom on two occasions and it was a piece of cake since it was so simple but my TPI wiring has too much stuff I won't need like a dome light and power seats. I just wish I had some sort of loom design. At the moment I have the wires to the engine going through a hole low down on the drivers side of the firewall because I don't want to mess with a grommet that won't fit the thick 'glass wall but I wonder if it is a mistake to put the wires down low and drape them up over what might be a hot engine later. Several of the wires are the third try as I attempt to organize them better but the idea of actually setting up a loom is a very ideal situation at this point. The problem is that I am not sure what wires go where in terms of using the tie wraps. The TPI circuits are separated into three groups, front, rear and engine so it is the ehgine group that needs to be organized better. I think I will just keep making new wires over and over until they get grouped together a little better. Ken Thurm's wiring makes me dizzy! I just want to end up with something like a loom. Just rambling here but I can say that the loom on the driveway looks good to me! I hope there is still some chance to tie wrap the groups after I get the connections made but it does take planning to avoid a spider web of wires under the dash!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Falcon it's a yes I do love this car . I will throw anything in it . It runs like a top and the A/C works can't get much better . Oh the 33 mpg helps a lot .

Don the burn was mostly a area that was already in loom . But when a plug of say 20 wires had half burnt I just routed them a little better then when the loom was made . When some come in from the left or 2 different looms I just did the best I could . 3 M makes some great tape but it will look ok . The rear loom is all plug and play . It will be the easiest to replace .

This is it with a wax job . The reds always fade so fast since there is no clear on it . Oh I did take off the right front hub cap to make it look better .

I bought a kit several years back to rewire one of my cars, but never found the time. After looking at your pictures and reading your comments, I think the box will be staying on the shelf another year.