84-86 Clock Connector Conversion

[eaglescout526]

Want a 'QUARTZ' clock but can't find the one that fits in a late 87-90 but have an 84-86 blue connector clock? Well here's the quick easy solution:

 

1. Your clock

 

Tools and parts needed:

1 Set of wire strippers/cutters

1 Set of ratcheting barrel crimpers

1 8 slot female 150 metri-pack connector(PN 12045688 in the delphi/mouser catalog)

1 retainer to secure wires in connector(The white thing, PN 12045690)

5 male metri-pack terminal(PN 12047581(0.80-0.50 cable range) or 12059894(0.50-0.35 cable range), which ever works just one holds smaller wires)

 

2. Now I was very very fortunate enough to find that Chrysler/AMC made a connector adaptor to use the newer clocks with the older harness connector.

 

Using this harness I was able to piece together which wire goes where seeing how the newer clocks don't have the same color wires as the older ones.

Old vs new

 

3. Go ahead and snip that blue connector off like so:

 

 

4. Using the wire strippers, strip back the wire insulation to reveal some wire for the terminals.

 

 

5. Take your ratcheting barrel crimpers using the right terminal crimper attachment(I honestly don't know the name or number for the crimper teeth, it was a cheap set that has proven very good quality, do forgive me for not knowing such). Using said attachment and the beautiful thing about the ratcheting crimper is that you can set the terminal in the teeth and squeeze the handle to where the terminal will stay snug in place for you to push the wire through the termial and then crimp the terminal and wire together. End result should be like so:

 

6. Now that your wires are crimped to the terminals, it is now time to put them where they need to go.

Black wire needs to go to the A slot in the connector

Orange in the B slot

Red in the C slot

Like so:

 

7. Once those are in, flip the connector over to install the last two wires

Yellow into the G slot

Blue into the F slot

Like so:

 

8. Once all the wires have 'clicked' into place and won't come out with a little tug you are ready to install the wire plug to prevent the wires from coming out, like so:

 

Plug is omni-directional so it will go in either way unlike the other metri-pack connectors

 

9. Now you should have a successfully converted clock ready to install in your truck for some absolute 80's goodness and class

 

 

I had already previously converted a clock to test this so it all works as they should when you plug the clock in.

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