Wiring harness wrap recommendation
10-16-14, 09:50 PM
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Wiring harness wrap recommendation
Hi all,
While my motor is out being rebuilt, I want to cleanup and rewrap the brittle parts of my engine harness.
Does anyone have recommendations on tape/shrink wrap/heat wrap for this and a source site?
Thanks!
While my motor is out being rebuilt, I want to cleanup and rewrap the brittle parts of my engine harness.
Does anyone have recommendations on tape/shrink wrap/heat wrap for this and a source site?
Thanks!
10-17-14, 09:35 AM
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I did the same thing some years ago. After removing all the crispy stuff, I let my fingers stop bleeding and heal for a few days before using silicone self-fusing tape. I then followed up either with quality electrical tape, friction tape or just some plastic wire loom.
The silicone self-fusing tape is a bit expensive but I like it for it's high-temp toleration (my car's engine bay temps get stupidly hot) and sealing. And being silicone it's a great insulator, stays flexible and never dries out. It's only downside it that you need to protect it a little from oil and rubbing, hence the electrical tape or wire loom.
You can google "Silcone Self-fusing Tape" and find multiple sources. A lot of guys like McMaster Carr for things like this ---> http://www.mcmaster.com/#self-fusing-tape/=u6w38p (I'd get the high temp stuff) ...I got mine a from the local chain hardware store. Buying a roll or two at a time while doing the harness over the winter.
If I could make a suggestion....do a quick continuity check as you put the harness back together and BEFORE you re-wrap.
The silicone self-fusing tape is a bit expensive but I like it for it's high-temp toleration (my car's engine bay temps get stupidly hot) and sealing. And being silicone it's a great insulator, stays flexible and never dries out. It's only downside it that you need to protect it a little from oil and rubbing, hence the electrical tape or wire loom.
You can google "Silcone Self-fusing Tape" and find multiple sources. A lot of guys like McMaster Carr for things like this ---> http://www.mcmaster.com/#self-fusing-tape/=u6w38p (I'd get the high temp stuff) ...I got mine a from the local chain hardware store. Buying a roll or two at a time while doing the harness over the winter.
If I could make a suggestion....do a quick continuity check as you put the harness back together and BEFORE you re-wrap.
10-17-14, 10:25 AM
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Thanks Jim, that looks like a good base for sure.
I can't tell from your sig if you deleted all those emissions/extras - if so did you wrap up the extra plugs or remove them from the harness?
My car is a single conversion with no emissions and I'd like to clean it up some as well.
Good tip on the continuity check, thanks.
Will
I can't tell from your sig if you deleted all those emissions/extras - if so did you wrap up the extra plugs or remove them from the harness?
My car is a single conversion with no emissions and I'd like to clean it up some as well.
Good tip on the continuity check, thanks.
Will
10-18-14, 10:41 AM
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There are a lot of options for harness wrapping but if you are just looking for a quality tape, then 3M Super 88 does the job. Rated for heat, resistant to grease and oil, fairly easy to find. This was 3M's answer when I walked into their factory years ago and asked them what they would recommend for basic harness wrapping.
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