[DeTomaso] Early Pantera Wiring question

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 Doug,
If I remember correctly the original cars had a sensor that controlled the vacuum to the dual diaphram advance/retard unit with a switch on top that would de-energize a throttle position solenoid to lower the idle RPM when the engine temp got above a set point. Maybe these wires are for something like that
 -------------- Original message from "Doug Braun" <doug at silicondesigns.com>: --------------


> Nope, it uses the voltage regulator.
> 
> Doug
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> Does the car have a one wire alternator?
> 
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> Braun
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> On a very early pushbutton Pantera I'm working on for a friend, I've made
> sense of all the connections to the engine and firewall electricals except
> for two.  There are two black colored wires that appear to be original
> because they enter the wire harness in an unmolested fashion.  Both are the
> same gauge (12 or 12 AWG) and they enter the harness at the same point (just
> above the alternator), but head off into the harness in opposite directions.
> Only about 6" of each remains sticking out of the harness but their ends
> they are connected together along with non-stock section of wire that went
> somewhere before but the owner doesn't remember where.  I'm  assuming
> they're a ground of some kind but I can't find where they head off to and a
> continuity check shows they're not currently connected to the frame
> somewhere.  I checked to see if one of them becomes the black wire on the
> fuel sender but no connection measured on the Ohm-meter.  Can anyone shed
> some light on this?
> 
> Doug Braun
> blue 73L #5505
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