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> Wanted pictures of your crusty Alternator Harnesses, Winner gets a new one on me
Mikey914
post Dec 8 2022, 02:29 AM
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We have set up to mass produce the alternator harnesses and will be selling them at $48 each, we are doing a promotion on these and need some pictures of how these things fail, and how many have been melted inside the crunchy plastic that has charred.

Looking for some carnage to show why it's a good idea to check yours out. I threw out ones that were pretty melted, kind of wished I saved a few for pics.

What do ya got?


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post Dec 8 2022, 06:04 AM
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The year was 1987 and the Ford dealers from upstate NY were having a similar contest, "The ugly truck contest" I won with a 1967 Dodge power wagon. The prize was a brand new 1987 Ford Ranger with 12 miles.

It's great for the brand and creates good energy in the community. Thanks for offering, I am sure someone has something quite ugly
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post Dec 8 2022, 07:44 AM
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The year was 1987 and the Ford dealers from upstate NY were having a similar contest, "The ugly truck contest" I won with a 1967 Dodge power wagon. The prize was a brand new 1987 Ford Ranger with 12 miles.

It's great for the brand and creates good energy in the community. Thanks for offering, I am sure someone has something quite ugly

Today the power wagon is worth 80k the ranger 1100.00
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post Dec 8 2022, 07:54 AM
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Mine came apart in pieces and went straight into the recycling bin, long gone.

But I already got a new one so I'm solid. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Dec 8 2022, 08:40 AM
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Just threw an ugly one away
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post Dec 8 2022, 08:59 AM
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post Dec 8 2022, 09:06 AM
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post Dec 8 2022, 10:16 AM
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The year was 1987 and the Ford dealers from upstate NY were having a similar contest, "The ugly truck contest" I won with a 1967 Dodge power wagon. The prize was a brand new 1987 Ford Ranger with 12 miles.

It's great for the brand and creates good energy in the community. Thanks for offering, I am sure someone has something quite ugly

Today the power wagon is worth 80k the ranger 1100.00


Funny, sorry for the highjack, but a couple years ago I found a 1970 W200 Power Wagon from AZ, original paint, 85k miles. Only take her out a couple times a year, but she is a beast

back to business, I would volunteer as a judge for the "crusty harness"
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post Dec 8 2022, 11:09 AM
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QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Dec 8 2022, 01:29 AM) *

We have set up to mass produce the alternator harnesses and will be selling them at $48 each, we are doing a promotion on these and need some pictures of how these things fail, and how many have been melted inside the crunchy plastic that has charred.

Looking for some carnage to show why it's a good idea to check yours out. I threw out ones that were pretty melted, kind of wished I saved a few for pics.

What do ya got?



That seems like a good deal. I bought a new alternator harness 20 years ago from R.E.S. and pretty sure I paid at least double that, even back then. Granted im pretty sure the R.E.S. harness was built to survive the apocalypse, seems like overkill now when a new one can be had for 48 bucks!
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post Dec 8 2022, 02:58 PM
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True Story: I had just finished a two year restoration of my '75 914. All systems GO! I ask my wife to join me for the first "shake down" drive. We get two houses down the street and smoke starts billowing from the engine cover. I shut it down, we jump out of the car, open the engine cover, LOTS of white smoke, neighbors start to panic and offer to call the fire department. Smoke clears. After investigation, a portion of the insulation on the alternator harness had chaffed to the point of shorting out on the engine tin then , heating up and catching on fire. Crisis averted. It could have been waaaay worse. This of course happened after multiple engine start ups and shut downs during the restoration process. Found a pic of the burned end. See post #15 below.
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post Dec 8 2022, 03:47 PM
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post Dec 8 2022, 05:18 PM
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True Story: I had just finished a two year restoration of my '75 914. All systems GO! I ask my wife to join me for the first "shake down" drive. We get two houses down the street and smoke starts billowing from the engine cover. I shut it down, we jump out of the car, open the engine cover, LOTS of white smoke, neighbors start to panic and offer to call the fire department. Smoke clears. After investigation, a portion of the insulation on the alternator harness had chaffed to the point of shorting out on the engine tin then , heating up and catching on fire. Crisis averted. It could have been waaaay worse. This of course happened after multiple engine start ups and shut downs during the restoration process. Harness is long gone.


Could be a candidate if the harness is still around
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post Dec 8 2022, 06:01 PM
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post Dec 9 2022, 09:04 AM
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QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Dec 8 2022, 03:29 AM) *

We have set up to mass produce the alternator harnesses and will be selling them at $48 each, we are doing a promotion on these and need some pictures of how these things fail, and how many have been melted inside the crunchy plastic that has charred.

Looking for some carnage to show why it's a good idea to check yours out. I threw out ones that were pretty melted, kind of wished I saved a few for pics.

What do ya got?


I will take two, but cannot find on the website, thanks
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post Dec 9 2022, 06:00 PM
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Found the pic of my flamed alternator harness…Attached Image
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post Dec 9 2022, 08:17 PM
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post Dec 10 2022, 08:22 AM
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Found the pic of my flamed alternator harness…Attached Image


I nominate this one
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post Dec 10 2022, 06:16 PM
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QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Dec 8 2022, 03:29 AM) *

We have set up to mass produce the alternator harnesses and will be selling them at $48 each, we are doing a promotion on these and need some pictures of how these things fail, and how many have been melted inside the crunchy plastic that has charred.

Looking for some carnage to show why it's a good idea to check yours out. I threw out ones that were pretty melted, kind of wished I saved a few for pics.

What do ya got?


@Mikey914 Is the harness you're setting up to produce going to be different than the one you currently make and sell for $70?

https://914rubber.com/alternator-wiring-harness-1
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post Dec 10 2022, 07:34 PM
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It's the same one, I have just changed the economy of scale and made 50 of these. I feel that these are dangerous enough I'd rather take less for them, and get them to folks that may not even realize they need them. I'm also making an improved version designed for higher current output that upgraded alternators will produce.
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post Dec 12 2022, 06:13 PM
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