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85 carb to 89 efi
« on: Nov 25, 2008, 09:40:14 PM »
I am wanting to swap to efi, I have searched but cant really find anything. I found a dude that has an 89 pickup and he wantes to sell all the efi off of it. I am basically going to his house and getting what I need to do the swap. So here is my question... What ALL do I need??? I want to get everything I can. Thanks
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Re: 85 carb to 89 efi
« Reply #1 on: Nov 25, 2008, 09:41:37 PM »
get everything... you are going to wnat his engien harness, his computer, all of that, and everything bolted to the motor



there are actually quite a few threads on this conversion
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Re: 85 carb to 89 efi
« Reply #2 on: Nov 25, 2008, 09:45:58 PM »
I looked and really couldnt find anything. I found like 82 efi swap but thats not what I am doing...
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Re: 85 carb to 89 efi
« Reply #3 on: Nov 25, 2008, 11:09:30 PM »
dont forget evdry single sensor, strip the block bare!
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Re: 85 carb to 89 efi
« Reply #4 on: Nov 26, 2008, 06:16:27 AM »
The computer, intake manifold, wire harness attached to the intake manifold, fuse box under the hood, wire harness that runs along under the dash, fuse box under the dash, wire harness that runs up the drivers side of the engine bay, ignitor, coil, MAF sensor, and EVERYTHING under the hood that those wires plug to.  I'm not sure how it would be going from a 2nd gen to 2nd gen, but on my '81 where I used stuff from an '86, I stripped the dash/ left side of the engine bay harness down to five or seven wires, re-wrapped it, and grounded what needed to be grounded and gave power to what needed power.  I think I messed with a total of 12-15 wires.  In your case, it'll probably all plug into your existing plugs and whatnot.  My best advice would be to study the wiring diagrams from the two trucks, then compare the two harnesses and go from there.  It's not terribly complicated, but the different sources you get your info from will not all agree; the Pirate FAQ thread showed one pinout, Haynes showed another, the Toyota OEM showed yet a third, and my '86 harness didn't match any of those.  Be prepared for that.  If you can't trace wires and figure out what something is by using a multimeter to read resistance or voltage, or be able to tell what the sensor is by it's appearance and/ or location, you might want to have someone either do it for you or walk you through it in person. 

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Re: 85 carb to 89 efi
« Reply #5 on: Nov 26, 2008, 08:02:32 AM »
See if he'll let you take the whole vehicle for a while that way you don't forget anything.  It's too easy to forget something while your pulling parts.  You'll even need stuff you don't really think about like the fuel tank cuz it's got the pump in it, and the wiring going to that tank.
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