Re: [T3] FI Harness

[Mark Healey <marksvw@healeyonline.com>]

<x-flowed>Jim Adney wrote:
> On 2 Feb 2005 at 18:15, Mark Healey wrote:
>
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> > Jim Adney wrote:
>
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> > I don't know about minnesota where you are but in SoCal the PVC wire on 
> > all of them is dry and cracked.  I've had a number of failures because 
> > the insulation was gone and the wire was bearing the stress/vibrations.
>
>
> My impression, quite possibly incorrect, is that this comes about as a result 
> of abuse and improper engine cooling system assembly. Exhaust leaks and 
> aftermarket exhausts make this worse.
>
> Except for Death Valley, our summers are just about as hot as yours.
>
> OTOH, my '69 came from SoCal and it's harness was shot. In that case, however, 
> it had been badly abused.

Would that account for _All_ of them being shot?  I don't think it is 
the heat as much as it is the dry air.


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Mark Healey
marksvw@healeyonline.com

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