Looking for transgender plug for Commander engine
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Printed Date: September-27-2024 at 11:42am
Topic: Looking for transgender plug for Commander engine
Posted By: Riley
Subject: Looking for transgender plug for Commander engine
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 10:42am
| We are replacing a 1978 Commander 302 with a 1979 Commander 351, and unbelievably the 1978 had a female plug on the engine and the 1979 has a male plug on the engine. Does anyone know if they make an adapter to convert a male plug to a female plug. I'd like to avoid splicing in a new plug. |
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 10:48am
| I figure there must be a reason, but why not swap engine wiring harnesses ? |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 10:55am
| Doubt that one exists but SkiDIM sells short harness extensions... you may need 2 to make your own adapter (or just re-terminate one end). Not a big or difficult job in either case. |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 10:56am
| Trying to keep it simple, but swapping harnesses is also an option. Seems like the standard is female plug on the engine. Don't know why this one is backwards. |
Posted By: fanofccfan
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 2:41pm
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At least yours still has the Plug! Somewhere along the line mine got removed and hard wired with lots of butt connectors! Its a wiring disaster really. Out of curiosity what raw water pump is on your two? ------------- 2004 196 LE Ski 1969 Marauder 19 1978 Ski |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 3:03pm
| The 1978 302 has a brass water pump. The 1979 351 has a Jabsco pump with a black plastic body. It seems like a hokey pump. It was leaking last year when we ran the engine. I put a new kit in it last week and hopefully, it'll be fine. We're pulling a PCM out of the Tique that we replaced the Commander 302 with last year. It plugged right in. If we got to swap wiring harnesses we will, but just one more thing to do and an adapter would be worth buying. PCM is going in a Penn Yan as it is such a strong engine and my sons are PennYanFans. . |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 3:29pm
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You could also borrow the harness off the commander 302 for the 351. I'm betting the brass (Sherwood) pump on the commander replaced the original plastic jabsco. |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 3:35pm
That maybe what we have to do, but that is such a PIA that we weren't expecting. I'll leave that job to the electrical expert, especially as I had him just about talked into putting the Commander in the Penn Yan and leaving the tique alone. |
TRBenj wrote:Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 4:05pm
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MEDB-4329-3 ebasic power - cut the male plug off and enjoy your extra cubic inches. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 5:14pm
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This isn't a very pleasant thread Talking about transgender stuff and then............cutting the male plug off.  I'm outta here |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 7:43pm
| Joe, that's exactly what we're looking for! Thank you |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 8:44pm
The way you cut off and protect that dead bundle of wires seems no less difficult that cutting the plug off and re-terminating with the opposite sex. Maybe wire harnesses just don't scare me much? If only you had someone with some electrical experience in the family. 
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Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 9:11pm
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Bruce, Sure sounds like you are getting your freak on there in Portland.  I hope CQ does not see this thread. He has posted something similar on Craig's list or so I have heard.  Donald ------------- 1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens 2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: June-08-2017 at 10:40pm
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Tim, not scared, just not looking for extra work. Why cut it off? I'll wrap the plug in electrical tape, then tape it all up nice and snug. Although we do need to add a male plug to the Penn Yan.... |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-09-2017 at 12:02am
| I think we've collectively spent about 10x the amount of time discussing options than it would have taken to cut and splice 8 wires Bruce. Calling it a 10min job is pushing it! |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: June-09-2017 at 9:07am
Ha, watching you work must be like watching a time lapse video. We need to get you up here so we can get caught up. |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-09-2017 at 10:03am
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Send Brad, he's much faster ha. But seriously, 8 butt splices? Get some quality adhesive lined butt connectors and swap that plug out in a few minutes. |