Hi every one. It's my first post here and I hope I'm in the right area as I'm not exactly well versed on all this internet stuff. Idk what a thread or post difference is at any of that stuff so forgive me if I'm not in the proper area. So here goes: I have a 2000 jimmy slt. I had some help from a friend and attempted my first engine/tranny/trans case swap and o man. I had no idea what I was in for. There is zero room to work on these things. I'm a pretty big guy so it was a chore. So I got the swap done but the friend helping me has since moved away. We got as far as the mounts and front drive line the rear driveline is a nightmare but that's for another post I believe. My problem is not a single one of the wire harness plugs that were removed to swap engines and trannys has been plugged back in. Nor were they properly payed out when the new motor was installed I can't read a regular wire diagram to save my life. I need a guide with pictures and labels for where all the plugs on the harness go from the headlights to the transfer case please help me I've been beating my head against this thing for over 6 months I need my ride back. Thank you everyone who reads this and extra thanks to all who respond.

 

This may or may not help you, but it can't hurt.

Most of the connectors really only fit one way. If you can find the obvious ones (like the PCM connector, or the main one to the fuse box, or the neutral safety switch), you can kind of get an idea how the harnesses are supposed to be laid out. Then you can take each little pigtail off the main harness and kind of figure out where it goes. It looks daunting at first, but it's not that hard once you get the hang of it.

Sorry I don't have more to offer.

 

Thanks for the input and the advice but most of the items have been bent out of the way for so long that they now have a new bends and twists in them and I'll be needing a bit more extensive chart than the one you posted for me. Again thank you so much for replying. All help is appreciated.

 

Probably you best option is to buy a subscription for your truck at myalldata.com or Mitchell1 that will give you access to the shop manuals for your truck. There you will find drawings of the connectors, where they go, etc. I think you can get a month subscription for $20 of a year for $60. It will also allow you to do a search for each component and will provide you with what the plugs look like and where the connect. Start with a few components in the middle of your engine and that will help you pick up speed as the wiring for other components are only so long so they will start to fall into place.

 

I bought a one month subscription to mitchell1 but can't find the drawings you mentioned. I don't know if I'm looking for the wrong info or using the wrong words in my search. Any advice on how to better navigate the site?

 

There's a "Component Locations" tab at the top of the main page (after you select the vehicle). Click that, then "Electrical Component Locator", then "Component Location Graphics", and see if that helps you any.

 

 

If you have specific connector questions I will try to help you get then matched up. My manual is for a 2002 but most of it probably works.


George

 

I logged into Mitchell (account is still active) and here's how I got to the drawings:

After login:

1. Click on the link for your truck
2. There are four boxes that pop up, click on the "Repair" box
3. That will take you to the main page Tom A mentions, click on the link for "Electrical Component Locations"
4. On the next page click on "Electrical Component Locator"
5. On the next page you will see a list of all the connectors with a description of their location, scroll all the way down to the bottom of that list and you will see links under "Component Location Graphics" that will link you to different drawings.

That combined with the help GeorgeLG is offering with his manual should get you going.

 

Once you start routing the harnesses into their proper location and then refer to those graphic layout drawing that rockp2 suggests it should be easy peasey at that point

George