I just swapped out my daughters 4.0 in her 2001 Ranger 4x4. I pulled the engine by itself, leaving the harness in the truck. While pulling the engine, the harness has to be draped back best as you can while you pull the engine free. This tends to get bunched up... After putting the starter cable back down to the starter, it seems to be very tight and riding on the egr tube insulation, and just below the steering shaft. I disconnected the harness from above and tried twisting it back around as if maybe I got a full twist in it. The cable is very tight. There is one heavy bracket on the harness, that wasn't hooked up when got to it and I can't figure out where it is suppose to land. My worry is that the harness is going to get hot riding on the egr tube. Can somebody shine some light on this for me? The cable seems tight and rather stiff. It is old and it is cool here in Michigan right now. I'm getting close to being done with the install and this has me worried.

Thanks for any help!!!
Wayne

 

Does anyone have a closeup picture of how the cable routes next to the exhaust manifold and steering shaft? Just a picture?

 

I would like to help but don't have that info

Are you sure the battery cable runs over the top of the engine, not under the engine?

 

Hi. The cable runs from over the top of the engine from the alternator, over the center and then to the battery. It also runs down to the starter. That exact path, I don't know for sure. On another forum, it is suggested that it goes downward at the battery area and runs along the oil pan to the starter. I will have to try it out after work.

 

Kicking a 5 year old thread back in active mode.

I have near same problem as original poster (OP). My step son and his friend took ALL of the harnesses off the engine in prep to pull old engine. I was quite upset with them for doing this versus disconnecting them from engine and tying the harness up out of the way.

I have exact same problem of trying to route the starter/battery/alternator hot lead harness. I have a picture of the "big lug" that bolts to something. The hole in the bracket wont let a M10 bolt (i'm stating the thread diameter, NOT the hex head diameter). My point is the threading on back of driver side cylinder head is 10 mm so no go on back of cylinder head. The hole in bracket allows an 8 mm screw to pass through it. Also, the engine to transmission bolts are quite large so likely this isn't place either. See pics please.

Please can someone take a picture showing where the bracket bolts to. I also don't understand which side of bracket goes toward structure its fastening to. Thank you for help.

EDIT: I found a youtube video where guy shows exactly what I was after. See last picture that I added in. Also here is the link to project nemo video he did. He swapped 3.0L V6 from blue ranger into a reddish/orange one. go to 9:30 mm:ss to see this part where starter harness bracket is mentioned .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8yhnKxIFqE