linderpat

My injector wire harness is baked fairly well, and as a result, alot of brittle sheathing at the connectors, just above the rubber boot. So I taped them all tightly with black electrical tape, at the bends, with the standard hardware store stuff. Will this hold? Is there a better fix? Heat shrink doesn't seem to be a solution, but maybe I'm wrong on that. Thoughts anyone? I'd rather not even think about the expense of bying a new harness at this point...

Tails

Have you thought of rubber weld tape.

It is actually a rubber tape that when wound around itself it adheres to itself or self amalgamates (mixes or unites) forming a solid rubber sheathing.

I have used this the marine enviornment and on cars. I have used this on my 928.

Tails 1990 928S4 Auto

Alan

Check out waytekwire.com look under their wire coverings, heat shrink tape, cold shrink tape etc. Many items rated for 300F

Alan

Dave H.

the heat will dry the adhesive and the tape will come off eventually...

Sailmed

And then there's the real stuff
Don't open until Christmas
Wire loom....
http://www.wirelm.com/
Check under the wire loom page and you'll find coverage

AO

+1 on Alan's cold shirnk tape suggestion.

That stuff is really cool. No adhesive, just need to make sure you stretch it as you wind it. Really top-notch stuff.

linderpat

Thanks guys. This forum never ceases to amaze me - instant and on point feedback, never seen anything like it!

Alan

Many of these tapes bond permanently to themselves - so they won't come off unless you cut them off - look for high temp though so they still don't deform over time from heat.

Alan

Glen McCartney

Ed,
One product that I used is called X-treme Tape made by Vypar products. You can google it for sources, here is one link I found that has it at a good price:
http://www.thehardwarecity.com/?sku=5443072
The stuff is great, good to 500 degrees.

Bill Ball

I use high-temp silicone self-vulcanizing tapes Summit Racing sells, although it looks like the X-treme Tape is just as good and FAR cheaper. Funny, the roll I got from Summit is huge, but the specs show it's only 2 feet longer than the X-Treme Tape.

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

linderpat

due to time constraints, I need to get one of these products by tomorrow, so the web ordering is out of the question. Does Lowes or any of the big boxes sell these tapes?

Glen McCartney

Ed, try Radio Shack, I remember buying some there a couple of years ago, was brick red in color.