My grandpa messed up royally and cut through a harness(see pic)
02-14-2019, 10:26 PM
#11
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what were you doing in the engine compartment with a plasma cutter? Not sure if soldering will be a good idea. My parents hit a porcupine with a car, & some of the wiring was damaged. I think it was over $2000.00 damage to the vehicle, but the body shop wouldn't try to solder wires together. Claimed that ohms passing through the wiring would be affected, & cause other issues with the computer.
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02-14-2019, 10:51 PM
#13
yes cutting crash bars.
Heres the pic. And it turns out after much lookey-lue, this isn’t gonna be that bad of a fix. The wires ARE NOT cut through. Just the plastic. So what we are gonna do is side open the harness and retape the wires.
02-14-2019, 11:03 PM
#15
If you zoom in on the pic, no wires are cut or frayed. Just got the covers burned off. So while this will be meticulous work, it is defiantly doable. In the AM me and him are gonna go get some heatshrink.
02-14-2019, 11:07 PM
#16
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I'd cut back to good wire, find out what gauge it is, and replace wires using a double layer of heat shrink on each wire, then wrap the bundle to waterproof. Time consuming, but should cost about $30.
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02-14-2019, 11:15 PM
#17
Last edited by Jack Anthony Rook; 02-14-2019 at 11:18 PM.
02-14-2019, 11:21 PM
#18
Plan:
lift up truck
remove tire
unclip harness to gove slack
slice open harness until color coated plastic is visable
shrink heat each wire one by one
heatshrink entire bundle when all done
expecting it to take 2 hours.
lift up truck
remove tire
unclip harness to gove slack
slice open harness until color coated plastic is visable
shrink heat each wire one by one
heatshrink entire bundle when all done
expecting it to take 2 hours.
02-14-2019, 11:21 PM
#19
So me and grandpa were talking. All wires in the harness are color coded. But the torch burned ALL PLASTIC in about a 3 inch area. So where we can see, it’s just a hodge podge of copper wire. What gramps is proposing is to cut the harness open on about 4 inches on each side, east and west, then just connect new wires.
02-14-2019, 11:53 PM
#20
what were you doing in the engine compartment with a plasma cutter? Not sure if soldering will be a good idea. My parents hit a porcupine with a car, & some of the wiring was damaged. I think it was over $2000.00 damage to the vehicle, but the body shop wouldn't try to solder wires together. Claimed that ohms passing through the wiring would be affected, & cause other issues with the computer.
Make sure you disconnect the battery before you do any of this. Actually, I'd go DC it right now... you have no clue what's touching what in that melted harness. You don't want to come out and find the truck on fire.
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