Basic Fiero electrical testing "How To" and equipment...with pics. (Page 4/4)
hobbywrench DEC 07, 03:29 PM
Chas, Do you have a factory workshop manual? I have not looked in mine for your problem, but recall the charts are pretty helpful. They typically have a logic tree with references to actual pictures of the relevant sensors and wiring. I think my manual is 85 GT specific , but if you want I will look at the fan charts for you. Don't think there are pn's, but the manual is perhaps an aid in understanding if extensive mods have been made to your car. I think your thread would get better response in the "technical" section.
fierohoho DEC 26, 11:01 AM
This is a cut and paste from a post Bloozberry commented in about how to tell what gauge of wire is in the Fiero using the wiring diagrams in the Haynes or factory service manuals.

If you're building your own harness, then you really should get a manual which shows you the size of the wires used in the stock configuration. While some people use just any old wire they can come across, the gauge of the wire is chosen to support the amount of electrical current (amperage) of the total current draw on any given branch of a circuit. If you over-size the wire, there aren't any problems except that it's harder to work with and can add more than a few pounds to your car. If you under-size the wire, you risk melting the insulation and having shorts and even fires.

Here's an example of a typical wire diagram:

The number just before the color of the wire (for example "1 ORN" at the top) indicates the gauge of the wire that's used in metric. A 1.0 is equivalent to 16 AWG. All of the wire diagrams show several different wire gauges throughout. You can't always judge the gauge of the wire by looking at it's outside diameter since different insulation materials and thicknesses are often used. If it helps, here is a conversion chart from metric to AWG sizes:

Metric / AWG

0.22 / 24
0.35 / 22
0.5 / 20
0.8 / 18
1.0 / 16
2.0 / 14
3.0 / 12
5.0 / 10
8.0 / 8
13.0 / 6
19.0 / 4
32.0 / 2

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