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Re: Checking the engine area wiring..... With the extreme difficulty in getting, not to mention installing, a new Type 3 FI wiring harness, what is the consensus on what to do about OLD WIRES? Even if a car doesn't have a million miles on it, the wires age, dry out, and the plastic coating cracks...especially in the oily and hot engine area. So many times I've fixed mystery problems just by a thorough check and cleaning and tightening and taping of wires that I'd like to just pick up a collection of NEW wires of matching gauges and splice new sections from as far back on the harness as I can get. I only just heard about High Temperature electrical tape. Will look that up. Is soldering the wires, and maybe using Shrink Wrap tubes (if they can take the heat and oil) recommended over the usual twist and plastic connectors? Then...what about the PLUGS? It's right at the plugs where most wire damage is seen. AND....I don't remember seeing rubber plug covers in any catalogues. Available somewhere? ( I've been using a section of old bike inner-tube to as best possible cover the plug at the Throttle Valve Switch...but haven't found anything narrow enough for the other plugs.) ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~