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I am having a somewhat reasonable day on Thursday to fix this problem. I am hoping someone has a answer. I am not going to hook up these 2 wire ends without knowing what they are. these 2 ends are in the small wire group from the side of the distributor to the cap clip. fixing it will be easy about 1 to 1.5 hours battery disconnect and the release of the cap clip 2 connectors and of course the right length of wire and liquid tape to seal at both ends. I need a small schematics answer for safety. I was asking if this site would send replies to my email some sites do. only this site has my email. address and I would not post it here.

 

can you post a picture of the broken wire/s? I think this is what your talking about.
the pic is the ignition module wiring, the two plugs stick out of the dist cap, one goes to the ign coil, the other to the wire harness

 

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i wish i could post pictures but do not have way to do it. i do not keep all computer devices up to date for reasonable purposes. the wires come out the side of the distributor body and loops around to the cap and clip. the wires have some possible oil on them and thanks to the weather cleaning them or using a cleaner could cause bigger problems like disenegaration or cracking and the distributor i am sure would cost a small fortune plus a new cap and coil although these were replaced 15 thousand ago or 3 years ago when they were cleaner. i hope this helps you i need the answer by tommorow to fix it. it will be 40 to 45 from there on it looks like indian summer might passover in this area this year.

 

i will check back tomorrow so what would the wire size be and of course connector size. it would also be helpful to know what the black wire does. I would never connect 2 wires without knowing what it is too. todays electronics like obd 1 would definitely have a problem if 2 different wires were connected. the wires are from the distributor body side to the caps clip on a 4.9 Cadillac engine for a 95 sedan deville otherwise this car is clean and solid and the mileage is low. . I was also wondering if the black wire that's split could be 2 different wires I do not have a schematic for the car. thanks in advance tomorrow before taking the bus to work again looks reasonable to do it.

it is defintiley the wires from the distributors body side not the plug in connector at the bottom guys. I found a aftermarket picture red black and yellow wiring maybe it was for the 4.1 though distributor side to cap clip like mine in that manner. hey any help would help me size of wire and what i posted before tommorow might be my last day to work on it it will be 40 to 45 next week which might be permanent and this is my daily driver.

jmf is this definetly a diagram for a 4.9 engine and a 1995 distributor side to cap clip. do you know the wire size by chance. doing the work is easy but knowing exactly what wires is crucial. I am having a 50 degree day next week luckily as of last nights forecast. I am hoping it will be warm enough with the sun to not ruin wires. man talk about bad luck that comes up at the wrong times.

 

jmf is this definetly a diagram for a 4.9 engine and a 1995 distributor side to cap clip. do you know the wire size by chance. doing the work is easy but knowing exactly what wires is crucial. I am having a 50 degree day next week luckily as of last nights forecast. I am hoping it will be warm enough with the sun to not ruin wires. man talk about bad luck that comes up at the wrong times.

Thats one possible way it could be, that pic is for the smaller dist cap with separate coil, your car may have the larger cap with the coil on top, thats why i asked if you could post a picture.

 

The wiring diagrams and schematics with wire coloring will be in a subscription to www.alldatadiy.com - it's the online GM/Cadillac service manuals.

 

does anybody have a subscription for this service i would really apreciate it. I am reluctant to give a credit card or bankcard number over the net as it seems to be done. the equifax break in has set a new tone for all.

 

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there are 2 wire harnesses coming from the SIDE of the distributor -

one harness has 3 wires - BLACK - RED - YELLOW -
this plugs into the coil - mounted inside the cap -

the other harness has 5 wires -

here is a pic -
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6283908&cc=1025783&jsn=484&jsn=484

 

my coil is on the top in the cap.

 

thanks it will be 50 to 55 wednesday and thursday next week to fix this. I know this is reoeating myself but better safe than sorry. would 50 to 55 degree weather crack the wires please consider the age. thank you by the way sometimes you need info that you cannot find.otherwise this is a simple fix. i also need the wire size and connector size.

 

Well, you have a wiring diagram and a photo so I'd say you are as prepared as you can be. I wouldn't worry about 50 degree temps making the wires brittle. All the dist wires on my 92 look black, even with moderate cleaning. You should be able to find both ends of the broken wire or figure out what plug is missing a wire. I would guess 14 gauge wire would be sufficient but it could be 16 or 18 gauge for all I know. A Western Union splice with solder is my preferred way of splicing wires but when I feel lazy I use crimp connectors. Hopefully you won't have to disassemble a plug and re-attach a terminal. That's tedious OCD work that would make be consider the price of a new distributor compared to my aggravation level. If I got to that point then the dist has to come out anyway so I might try to fix it one last time on the bench. Good luck.

 

thanks for replying first of all and i get it the black wire that is disconected goes s from the distributor side to the cap clip. I have to work that day when it is a little warmer so would you possibly have the wire size and crimp size? thanks. i just want to use my time effectivily since i will only have so much time that day when warmer.