Topic: 68 fuel sender feed wire mounting

[Oz390]

How was this originally mounted to keep it up and away from the muffler?  Have the convertible at the shop getting a roadworthy and its hanging down, but no apparent holes for clips or screws. 

Is it a item that clips to the flange of the trunk opening and holds the wires up and out of the way...

FAM references a part number but can't find a match.  C7AB-14A163-C

Anyone got a photo and/or a source for a near correct replacement....

[gtamustang]

There are between 2-4 coated metal clips that hold the pigtail to the trunk floor edge drop down in front of the gas tank. Look in the current NPD catelog on page 153. It is items 372046-S. There is even a picture of the clip!

Regards,
Pete Morgan

[T Lea]

If the car has courtesy group it can have a plastic sleeve that clips the wire to the flange

[Oz390]

hmmm.... I have a few of the 372046 types, but neither car had these at that location. 

The FAM shows a hole with a plastic pin type clip, simialr to the ones just to the right of the pic noted on page 153 (with no part number, just tho the left of the blue tab and Wiring label on the page) not the metal S.   But no relative size or reference.  It seems the pic is 351C engine wiring, which could be bigger than that for the single wire for the fuel feed.

I guess I can use the S type ones I have for now and keep researching... 

No one has pic of an original '68 showing this detail (San Jose, Dec build if relevant)?

[67gta289]

Here's some pics from a 67 SJ Dec 66 build.  The clip finish is olive drab, and the part that the wire attaches to is supposed to be dipped in black epoxy.

A good picture of a finished installation is on Charles' blog. The URL for the blog is listed on this website home page, libraries and links, owner websites, if it is not one of your "favorites" yet. Head to the bottom of the blog and hit the older posts link, go back to 11/23/09 for the pictures.  You can see the olive drab/black expoxy finish on the clamps. 

Hope this helps - John

[Bob Gaines]

If the car has courtesy group it can have a plastic sleeve that clips the wire to the flange

Tim ,i am glad you brought it up. i went looking through my pictures and couldn't find a example and didn't want to mention it without a picture unless someone else had been aware of it as well.  I have seen the unusual plastic clip sleeve on several cars that didn't have the courtesy group too.  67 and 68. It has been certainly a very small minority compared the commonly seen clip.

[J_Speegle]

Couple of more 67 Sj rubber coated clip pictures  - cars are from the 13000;s and the 180000's

[Oz390]

Thanks had a few spare clips as shown lying about, put to good use now...

[T Lea]

Tim ,i am glad you brought it up. i went looking through my pictures and couldn't find a example and didn't want to mention it without a picture unless someone else had been aware of it as well.  I have seen the unusual plastic clip sleeve on several cars that didn't have the courtesy group too.  67 and 68. It has been certainly a very small minority compared the commonly seen clip.

I've seen it on several 68 Shelbys. Although they didn't have courtesy group they got the harness to power the trunk light. I don't know what triggered workers to use the plastic sleeve as underneath it looked the same.

[Bob Gaines]

I've seen it on several 68 Shelbys. Although they didn't have courtesy group they got the harness to power the trunk light. I don't know what triggered workers to use the plastic sleeve as underneath it looked the same.

Ford engineers illustrated the clip sleeze in the assembly manuly for 67 and I think 68 but don't mention a usage. Strangly they had it in there as if it was meant for all but as evidence certainly shows they were only used on a small fraction of production. Strange. Bob   

[T Lea]

I'm pretty sure the 68 FAM says to be used with courtesy group

[J_Speegle]

Ford engineers illustrated the clip sleeze in the assembly manuly for 67 and I think 68 but don't mention a usage. Strangly they had it in there as if it was meant for all but as evidence certainly shows they were only used on a small fraction of production. Strange. Bob

For 67 I thought is was used just for a specific period of time (running change) at San Jose rather than being for a specific application. Haven't looked at them in relationship to the 68's