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[T3] Mistake I made with the Throttle Position Sensor - options?


Last night I removed my 1969 Fastback's Cold Start
solenoid and Cold Start sensor.   I did not realize
that the electrical connections for Cold Start
components and the Throttle Position Sensor share the
same wiring harness 'branch'.   As I was neatly taping
up the cold start electrical leads and tie-wrapping
them to the rear of the engine bay I tugged just a
little too hard and somehow pulled the leads out of
the little plastic connector that fits in the Throttle
Position Sensor mechanism. 

What's my best option?

1)  Try to reinsert the two wires into that little
plastic connector? If so, does their relative
positioning matter?
 
2)  Try to find an intact connector with wires?  I
could then cut the leads and solder them to my
existing harness. (I think this is probably the best
option but may take a week or so to find a donor?)

3)  If left unrepaired (infinite resistance) - will
the computer think that my throttle is fully open or
fully closed?   I'll assume the opposite to be true if
I short the two leads together.

Thanks,
Edward  

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