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ok this should be the last one! I hope lol. I believe the one green is coolant sensor wire but just seems odd location out of the harness. The other I’m not sure what it is. 3 wire plug with a lock clasp around it that holds it on to wherever it goes. Pink blue and light blue wires out of it.

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I believe that one goes to a second oil pressure switch which controls power to your electric choke,no power to the choke if the engine isnt running
 

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I believe that one goes to a second oil pressure switch which controls power to your electric choke,no power to the choke if the engine isnt running
The 3 wire one? It has a hold down for either the back of the head or bell housing. And wire harness said for oil sensor above filter.
 

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No it's not. That's a universal type and I would bet you money it is a normally closed switch for a light. Do all three ports in that socket have an electrical connection or just the 2 opposed from each other?
 

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No it's not. That's a universal type and I would bet you money it is a normally closed switch for a light. Do all three ports in that socket have an electrical connection or just the 2 opposed from each other?
It’s a 3 wire plug. And has a female blade connector on each oriented like that plug.
 

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I looked at my ‘81 because that three wire connector looked familiar- the one that goes to the oil pressure switch to activate the choke when it gets oil pressure . The colors are the same, but mine is a rectangular connector.

The other one very well could be the temp sensor wire. Do you have a gauge? With power on you could tap it to ground and see if it fluctuates.

I went through all of this when I had bought mine with a new engine installed- he had the temp sensor wire hooked up to the electric choke, and vice versa.

Edit- come to think of it, @Ricko1966 helped me through my woes as well.
 

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pretty sure green wire single connector is the temp sensor for the gauge between cylinders 1 and 3.
 

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It’s a 3 wire plug. And has a female blade connector on each oriented like that plug.
Are you sure there are three contacts I only see 2 in your pic. I think dark blue and light blue share 1 terminal and pink goes to the other,they should be straight across from each other. Make sure the wires will reach to the side ofvthe block by the oil filter,sometimes that switch is in a fitting that splits the port behind the distributor,they will be different sized,so see where your wires reach.
 
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