Last weekend I swapped my new H22A4 in, but I was so focused on getting the engine in that I did not attach the part of the wiring harness that goes to the bottom of the IM. Basically the harness is not attached anywhere and the engine is already in.


Am I screwed because of this? Or is there enough room to go from under the car and feed the ends of the harness to the respective ends? Or will I be forced to pull the engine again to get the harness in?

 

There is enough room to go from under the car, kinda a pain in the *** though.

 

That is what I was hoping for....I remember being able to reach the bottom of the IM and realy the only part of the harness that is visible from the top of the car are the wires going to the alternator, fuel rail/FPR and the terminald ends by the pass. side strut tower.

Hey, if it is a pain in the *** (but still less of a pain than removing the engine again I will take it!

 

its not bad at all, really....

 

Last night I was connecting the radiator and thermostat and prepping the IM/TB and realized that the harness was not on and my jaw dropped....




Next weekend I hope to have the car up and running and post some pics and possibly a video clip as well.

 

Just in case someone else is ever in this predicament....

I put the whole harness under the car and worked from the ground up. I started by taking the longest wires and feeding them through the left and right side of the IM. (Dizzy/starter wires, alternator wires)

Then I took the IM support bracket (with a wire holder on it) and shoved it up to the bottom of the IM, taking the wire harness and locking it into the c-type clip on the support bracket, then tightened the bracket down on the IM and then the block. Held the wires in place and the bracket is back on the car.