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Date: 02 Jun 2003 13:19:04 GMT
From: suprhtrnopsamcomno-spam (Paul Heim)
Subject: C900 "BAD" wires


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 Decatur, AL 86 900T, 225,000 Mi.

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