I am installing a AAW update wiring kit in my 1968 Firebird. The old harness was missing in the engine compartment and I need a picture of the wires going to the windshield washer pump. My car also did not have a neutral safety switch so I bought a switch from Ames but it has no wiring schematic. Can any one can help with any pictures or advice?
Here is a picture of the switch all wired up with a AAW update kit. Two purple wires for the starter and two wires for the reverse lights, one wire for the vss and one ground.
I was going to make a comment, but I said to myself, 'never mind.' As for general knowledge base for the board, GM Designe its wiring systems so that it's impossible to plug the wrong wire onto the wrong thing.
With that hokeyass mess in the picture, I wouldn't have a clue. Everyone does things their own way. I would pay ten times the price for a used harness than buy the problems-waiting-to-happen when you use the painless, also refered to pita, harness.
I understand where your coming from. If the ends were on the wires you would be correct. It would be a no brainer. But I have the AAW update kit which is a pretty nice kit. But it appears that you can plug the wires in both ways on my wiper motor. There are three terminals. one has a single wire and the other two have two wires with one crossing over. Now if I had a wiper motor that worked I could figure this all out. But, I gave my old harness away to someone for their car and my wiper motor does not work so I cannot test it.
Sorry for the additional hijack of the thread but I am also very interested in that safety switch as I just figured out that all of the safety switch hardware was removed from my 69 prior to my purchase of the project. This car needs to have a safety switch for various reason and backup lights would be nice also.
1969 Firebird Coupe 350/AT 1965 Tempest Coupe 215/AT
The Ames catalog (F17 page 130) lists a 1969-1973 neutral safety switch. The 1968 switch is the only one that mounts on the console shifter. The part number is FM363R and lists for $19.00. The 1968 neutral safety switch is the only part so far that my American Autowire kit did not have a direct plug for. And I'm sure it's because it is slightly different from the stock one.