Need to know what wire colors are what?

Asked by uncle Jul 14, 2020 at 05:09 AM about the 1989 Mercury Tracer 2-Door Hatchback FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Wire colors at ignition switch. I am trying to install
a generic ignition switch and need a +BAT, +IGN,
ACC, and Starter wire. Which colors are what? All
wires were cut from original switch when i bought
car.   =-(

3 Answers
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Bob answered 3 years ago

Green is green, red is red and black is black. Hope this helps.

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F_O_R answered 3 years ago

First find the hot wire which is probably red. The other wires you can figure out by trial and error if you can't find a wiring diagram.

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Bob answered 3 years ago

Ohh, I made a mistake...Blue is blue, please ignore the green.

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