INTER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ENGINE WIRE HARNESS ROUTING

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS ROUTING ON THE 1981 OMEGA MODELS WITH A 2.5L BE CORRECT TO PREVENT DISTURBANCES IN THE COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL SYSTEM. THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE STARTER IS ROUTED AROUND THE FRONT (LEFT) OF THE ENGINE AND PASSES UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BEHIND THE DISTRIBUTOR. IF ROUTED TO CLOSE TO THE DISTRIBUTOR , INTERMITTENT "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND ERRATIC TIMING AND DWELL READINGS CAN OCCUR WHENEVER HEAVY ELECTRICAL LOADS ARE TURNED ON (IE. LIGHTS, DEFOGGER ETC.) IF THE CONDITION IS ELIMINATED BY UNPLUGGING THE ALTERNATOR, THE WIRE ROUTING SHOULD BE CHECKED AT THE HARNESS CLIP BEHIND THE DISTRIBUTOR. IF THIS CLIP IS INSTALLED 180F OUT OF POSITION IT WILL HOLD THE WIRE HARNESS TOO CLOSE TO THE DISTRIBUTOR (FIG. 12).

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