wiring for ca18det into 89 coupe

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does anyone have a wiring diagram for the ca18det into my 89 coupe? help please!


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Are you looking for a wiring diagram, or how to convert the CA18 harness to work in your chassis?

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the same as with the SR. i would check out heavy throttle, or just search around this forum. im sure it has been covered. check the writeup thread at the top, might be something in there.

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http://srswap.com/faq/index.asp#ecuwiri ... sp#harness

basically just cutting and matching up the colors.

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just de-pin the wiring harness and just re-line up the wires when putting them back in. its just color matching

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The main power wires still need soldiered together though.

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oh yea the 2 wires into 1 right?black/red spliced with the black/blue i believe...

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Masterdebater wrote:just de-pin the wiring harness and just re-line up the wires when putting them back in. its just color matching
careful with that. not many people have the proper pin tools.

even if you do, these plastic plugs are old, and once you de-pin them, when you put them back together, they can get loose, and cause a bad connection.

you will not be having a happy day if that happens.

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yes thats exactly what im looking for can u help?

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ca18datsun510 wrote:http://srswap.com/faq/index.asp#ecuwiri ... sp#harness

basically just cutting and matching up the colors.
This is everything you need to know. This is also posted in the FAQ in the sticky at the top of the forum, which you should have read already.

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so basically color matching except for that blue black wire?

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naw i didn't see it

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Color matching except that there are 2 wires on the SR harness that go into one wire on the KA harness.

Not to be rude, but it's laid out quite plainly on Heavy Throttle's site.

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thanks for all ur help guys

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if ur scared about breaking the connectors from depinning then just clip the connectors off of ur ka engine harness and the ca harness, solder the ka connectors to the ca engine harness that way it lines up. on the ca harness there is a black/red and blue/red wire that need to be spliced together and line up with the one black red wire on ka harness. theyre the bigger wires out of the bunch so u should be able to see them just fine. i think the color is black/red

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thank u


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