[BFix] BURN THE FLAG (not really-just wanted to get your attention - have serious ?? on my 5.8 MAF tho)

[Joe Lougee]

OK, if it were me, here's what I would do:

1.  Take apart the old connector, by taking the wires out (keeping note 
of what colored wire went to which position).
2.  Pull the wires from the RJM harness in similar fashion.
3.  Reinstall the new wires in the old harness.  I do believe they 
should match based of location and wire color.
4.  Don't hold your breath waiting for a response from Ryan.  I've heard 
he makes a good harness, but I KNOW his customer service SUCKS!!!

There may be some other options in the middle, like cutting off the tab, 
but the wire colors/positions are the most important factor.  If A=A, 
B=B, etc... then all is well.
HTH, Joe



Dan wrote:
> Okay - I posted this a while ago and got some feedback but it has left me
> still scratching my head.
>
> My MAF is from a '95 5.8 california truck.  This was an EEC-IV OBDI
> computer.  It is an oval connector but it is not the same as the oval
> connector on the 5.0 harnesses.  Go here for pics of the MAF and the RJM
> harness:
>
> http://www.barrhome.net/Bronco%20Blog/2E7B9812-AAF0-4938-945C-7BF2CA753FD9.h
> tml
>
> The harness in the pic is actually being held upside down.  The RJM harness
> will not plug into the MAF.  I would have to shave off all tabs and turn the
> plug upside down to actually fit.  The spade terminals are offset just
> slightly to one side of the oval and the MAF is offset to the opposite side
> as the harness.  
>
> Ryan has some other pigtails for other MAFs on his site but none match mine.
>
> The way I see it, I have 3 options:
>    1.  Buy a cheap 5.0 55mm MAF on eBay and transfer the electronics to this
> housing (hoping they are compatible)
>    2. Cut the pigtail out of the original harness and try to figure out
> which wire goes to where.  Kinda sucks though because then this thing would
>    3.  Buy  new MAF  (not really wanting to spend the $$ though...)
>
> Anybody know if the 5.0 MAF electronics will fit on this housing?  If so,
> anyone have an old MAF they will part with for cheap?
>
> That would be the best option in my opinion so that the rig is 100% '89-93
> 5.0 EEC compatible.
>
> Thanks for any and all guidance.
>
>
>