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2016 workshop · Wiring

Deformed female terminals and electrical short inside the harness

Wiring

2016 MustangReference 6,233 / 6,619HTML edition
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Deformed (enlarged) female terminals

Enlarged and normal female terminals, location A · source reference 6233Original colors & callouts · Select to enlarge

1 = Enlarged

2 = Normal

Any probe entering the terminal may enlarge the contact spring opening creating an intermittent signal. Insert the correct mating terminal (Location A) from the service kit and feel for a loose fit.

Electrical short inside the harness

Electrical short inside the harness, callouts 1–4 · source reference 6233Original colors & callouts · Select to enlarge

1 = Solder coated wire to ground

2 = Harness protective tape

3 = Intermittent short — Solder coated wire pierced through the insulation of another circuit.

4 = Grounding foil

Source reference 6233

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