Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:13:25 -0300 From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnopsamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: C900 "BAD" wires
Salutations: Paul Heim wrote: > > Okay, I know this issue has been beaten to death over the years, but I'm > weighing my options and want a little feedback one last time. In summary, I > have a 1986 Turbo with the dreaded wire insulation disease. I see my options > as: > > 1. Continue wrapping all bad areas with electrical tape. (bad choice, but > least time consuming) > > 2. Remove sections of the harness, break up as much bad insulation as I can > find, and carefully dip the mess in Eastwood's liquid insulation, keeping the > individual wires separated until it cures. This seems to be the best option as > a balance between a sound repair and the amount of time needed. Not the best, > but better than tape. Forget about the color codes, it's flying blind from > here on... > > 3. Replace each wire in the whole harness with new material, one at a time. > Slow, difficult, won't have the right color wires to keep color coding > straight. > > 4. Find a replacement harness. Can you even get these NOS? I haven't > checked, but I serious doubt it, and am skeptical that I would get the exact > correct harnesses in any event, given the many running changes I see in my > Bentley manual. > > 5. Buy a used, identical set of harnesses. (and wait for them to rot!) Do > recyclers even mess with harnesses? My impression has always been that they > are left behind and go to the crusher with the body when all the good stuff has > been removed. > > 6. Stay close to home and keep a fire extinguisher in the car.... > > So I'm leaning hard toward option 2. Has anyone else come up with any other > ways to address this problem? > > Thanks > > Paul Heim Hey brother Heim - well - I would be triaging the worst parts of the harness and replacing individual wires through the summer as you have spare time - assuming you want to keep the car in the longer term... You can wash in liquid tape as you need - but I think the resistance in the old wire place will burn off the liquid tape in pretty short order.. Rotten thing to do anyway if you pass the car along to another dude and you can step up the resale price (and learn much about automotive wiring) if you fix it right - bad 'carma'.. Keep an real extinguisher in any car at all times anyway.. Looks cool buckled to the side of the truck wall and you may well save someone's else's loved ones some day even if you don't have to use it on your own wheels - good 'carma'.. -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day June Christy - It's Been A Long Long Time http://www.dexterdyne.org/999/104.rm
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