Topic: 79 T/A Wiring help?

[Airforrest]

Can anybody tell me where these 3 wire connections go? They branch off the same wire loom as the Alternator Wires. There's 2 red wires, a #10, and #12 that connect to one large eyelet together, then there is a smaller red wire with a smaller round eyelet on the end, and lastly, there is a White wire with a slide/lock connection on it. I tried to show pictures but couldn't seem to get them downloaded? Thanks for any help! F.S.

[Stringer]

Hard to tell without pictures, but here is a brief overview of the engine bay wiring (I have also include a crude drawing for reference)

• There should be a ground strap at the back of the engine that runs to the firewall.
• The negative ground from the battery gets hooked to the engine.  There should be a stud near number 1 cylinder to mount it to.
• The positive from the battery goes directly to the starter. 
• On the starter, on the same terminal as the positive cable, should be two red 10 gauge wires that run up form the starter along the firewall, to the bulk head, and into the interior.  I think both go to the ignition key with one being the main power wire.
• There should also be a red (?) 12 gauge wire going to the starter silonoid that also runs up to the bulk head, into the interior and to the ignition.
• There should be two 12 gauge wires running from the alternator connecting to the main power wire (the same wire coming from the starter) making a connection back at the firewall.  FYI --- Be sure to put a 40-50 amp fuse link in the main power wire after the connection from the alternator, else you run the risk of a fire if the starter grounds out or if you max out the amps when activating other systems due to other wiring problems or bypassed relays.
• There should be one 12 gauge pink(?) wire that runs from the bulk head to the distributer which connects to the ignition coil on top of the distributor.  I believe this wire is also connected to the ignition key. The rest of the wires connected to the distributor come from the ignition module inside the distributor itself and connect to the ignition coil on top the distributor.
• The tac is a tan wire that is hooked directly to the distibutor at the igintion coil as well. (it is not shown on my wiring diagram but connects to the terminal next to the power wire on the ignition coil)
• There is also the wire to the temperature gage (green?) and oil sending unit (blue?) also not shown in the diagram. Those are in the same loom with the altenator and connect to the bulk head on the firewall.
  

Hope all this helps.

[Airforrest]

Thanks............That's good info !