The anatomy of a short - what happens?
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Itoolio,
For my loom project, I used this stuff https://www.wirecare.com/products.asp?prodline=ccp for the low-temp areas and this https://www.wirecare.com/products.asp?prodline=FG for the high-temp areas. Worked pretty well. The Clean Cut is ok to cut with scissors but you will want to melt the ends a little to dress it up and keep from fraying. I used a soldering iron with good success.
Of course, this is more for making the loom as you have to pull all of the wires through before adding the connectors.
No affiliation, just what I found.
Good luck.
For my loom project, I used this stuff https://www.wirecare.com/products.asp?prodline=ccp for the low-temp areas and this https://www.wirecare.com/products.asp?prodline=FG for the high-temp areas. Worked pretty well. The Clean Cut is ok to cut with scissors but you will want to melt the ends a little to dress it up and keep from fraying. I used a soldering iron with good success.
Of course, this is more for making the loom as you have to pull all of the wires through before adding the connectors.
No affiliation, just what I found.
Good luck.
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What you showed above is great for high heat areas (engine) although I'd not use it alone - inside it use some kind of water/gas proof barrier (on bundles) - vinyl tube survives quite well when protected from direct heat conduction and provides better sealing to keep the insulation better protected (size correctly => you will need multiple sizes) - seal this as well as you can at the wire ends (generous heat shrink & sealer).
Inside the car Porsche chose to use cloth tape wrap, its pretty easy to use, not messy, possible to use on retro-fit partial restores - e.g. can work around connectors, terminals, forks etc - its cheap, lasts well, easy to partially modify later and does not make vibration noise. Lot of good things. It also looks stock. I'd do that inside.
Alan
Inside the car Porsche chose to use cloth tape wrap, its pretty easy to use, not messy, possible to use on retro-fit partial restores - e.g. can work around connectors, terminals, forks etc - its cheap, lasts well, easy to partially modify later and does not make vibration noise. Lot of good things. It also looks stock. I'd do that inside.
Alan
#18
Burning Brakes
If the smoke has escaped from your wiring harness, replacement smoke is readily available. Although originally designed for British wires, there is no reason it shouldn't work equally well for German wiring.
http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/smoke.htm
James
http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/smoke.htm
James
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Back in the day, aircraft harnesses and some auto harnesses were "laced" with black waxed cord. An older gentleman taught me the lacing method, but I doubt if I could remember it, since that was been forty or fifty years ago. Very functional and very beautiful result.