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Wiring Harness Plastic Sheathing? |
TINKERGINEERING |
Jun 6 2024, 06:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 15-March 20 From: Sierra Madre, CA Member No.: 24,031 Region Association: Southern California |
Currently working on the wiring harness and found a couple wires in desperate need of replacement but they go through this plastic sheathing on the harness. Has anybody replaced wires through this sheathing? Should I just pull the wires out and try and jam them back in? I was also thinking I could just replace the sheathing, because it is 50 years old now, but how would I put new sheathing back on?
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Chris914n6 |
Jun 8 2024, 12:11 AM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,389 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
There is no reason not to modernize it. A split loom of your choice and TESA tape for the ends. You are likely going to add wires thru the snorkel at some point.
Gander under the hood of a modern car for reference. Factory sheathing was originally soft and flexible. Not so much decades later... you could probably heat it with a hair drier to soften it enough to slide it off in one piece if you think you might want to use it later. |
SirAndy |
Jun 8 2024, 09:39 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,802 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
There is no reason not to modernize it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) For your use-case, you shouldn't really rely on 50+ year old wires, especially if they're hidden inside a casing and you can't inspect them. At a minimum, i would remove all the casing, replace anything suspect and then re-wrap the harness. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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