BULKHEAD CONNECTOR - PRODUCTION CHANGE

A RUNNING CHANGE IN PRODUCTION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR ON ALL 1982 CUTLASS CIERA AND CUTLASS SUPREME MODELS. THIS CHANGE MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SERVICE THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR. A SUBSTITUTE BOLT IS BEING USED TO ATTACH THE ENGINE AND FORWARD LAMP HARNESS TO THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR. THIS BOLT DOES NOT HAVE A COLLARED WASHER LOCATED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HARNESS CONNECTOR LIKE THE BOLT USED PREVIOUSLY. THE COLLARED WASHER BACKS THE HARNESS CONNECTORS OUT OF THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR WHEN THE BOLT IS LOOSENED. SINCE THE SUBSTITUTE BOLT DOES NOT HAVE THIS WASHER IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO PULL THE CONNECTION APART AFTER THE BOLT HAS BEEN REMOVED . LIKEWISE, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO PUSH THE ENGINE & FORWARD LAMP HARNESS CONNECTOR INTO THE BULKHEAD BEFORE REINSTALLING THE BOLT. CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN DOING THESE OPERATIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE CONNECTORS.

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