ApexMutt

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Just got the car a couple weeks ago and wanted to do all the proper maintenance on it. So I pulled the upper/lower intake manifolds off and when I disconnected one of the injector harness plugs, it looked like the insulation melted a bit...

Does this look to be caused by surrounding heat from the engine? Or more likely to be some kind of short?

I can say the car was running fine and actually Idling quite well... Anyways, onto the pic.

Edit: It's off of one of the primary injectors and the car is an 87 base model.

arghx

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So has any actual wire insulation melted? show a better pic of the connector itself.

ApexMutt

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I'll take a better pic when I get home, but from what I've seen, none of the actual wire insulation has melted, only outer black rubber on the plug.

RotaryEvolution

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the harness may have come from a car that had a minor FPD fire that only singed the outer shell of the wiring. if the wires are fine i wouldn't worry about it.

ApexMutt

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Guess I'll just plug it back in when I wrap everything up.

Thanks for the input guys.

Grappler

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^this

Thats exactly how my plugs looked after my PD fire.

87 t-66

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might as well replace all the injector clips while you are in there. they are only about $20 and will last another 20 years.

misterstyx69

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Ya,I would do that too,seeing as you got everything apart right now.
Go ahead and get new injector clips from www.kgparts.com or www.injector-rehab.com (same owner,Keith Gibbons).
the pigtail injector connectors are about 6 bucks each,and he ships quick.

ApexMutt

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I'm new to electrical work, but I'm assuming that would require soldering the wires?

Bamato

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Soldering and heat shrink is the best way to do it. Or you can use a non-insulated butt crimp and heat shrink it. Worst case scenario, just use insulated butt crimps.