Last year I removed the "crispy critter" wiring ends by the firewall and spliced in new wire further back into the harness where the wire was still OK. No big deal.
This week I've been removing the same kind of "Crispy" wiring up around the solenoid and battery tray. (cracked insulation, half-broken wire, etc.) Trouble is. . . it seems no matter how far back i go into the harness on this end of the wires (reasonably), the wire is all covered in a gooey black substance inside the insulation which will not allow the solder to flow and stick properly. I hate the thought of using acid on an electrical joint! And no matter how far back I've gone, I have now completely lost any brake light action (the turn signals on the rear still work) from the wires that go to the hydraulic switch for the power brakes. (just hooking the two wires together used to make the brake lights go on.)
After hours of trying to peel off the factory "tape" on the wiring harness, I've about had it. I'm seriously considering a whole new wiring harness. I found a thread here which showed the ENOS "Black Box" system, and I like the concept, if not so much the work involved in cutting all the wires, and figuring a good location for the box on a GT. Having wasted so much time already on trying to patch this, I'm more inclined to getting an SI or Stude West pre-made harness.
Does anyone know a ballpark $$ figure for the ENOS system with the wires already cut and provided?
Here's the issue> My GT is a '62. But it's already been switched over to an alternator. But if I order a harness for a '63-'64 GT to compensate for the presence of the alternator, then I'll have the wrong wiring for the climatizer equipment. And I'll end up cutting and patching the harness anyway. Do SI or Stude West do any mod's in the building process?
Any advice or leads to other suppliers are welcome.
Paul
This week I've been removing the same kind of "Crispy" wiring up around the solenoid and battery tray. (cracked insulation, half-broken wire, etc.) Trouble is. . . it seems no matter how far back i go into the harness on this end of the wires (reasonably), the wire is all covered in a gooey black substance inside the insulation which will not allow the solder to flow and stick properly. I hate the thought of using acid on an electrical joint! And no matter how far back I've gone, I have now completely lost any brake light action (the turn signals on the rear still work) from the wires that go to the hydraulic switch for the power brakes. (just hooking the two wires together used to make the brake lights go on.)
After hours of trying to peel off the factory "tape" on the wiring harness, I've about had it. I'm seriously considering a whole new wiring harness. I found a thread here which showed the ENOS "Black Box" system, and I like the concept, if not so much the work involved in cutting all the wires, and figuring a good location for the box on a GT. Having wasted so much time already on trying to patch this, I'm more inclined to getting an SI or Stude West pre-made harness.
Does anyone know a ballpark $$ figure for the ENOS system with the wires already cut and provided?
Here's the issue> My GT is a '62. But it's already been switched over to an alternator. But if I order a harness for a '63-'64 GT to compensate for the presence of the alternator, then I'll have the wrong wiring for the climatizer equipment. And I'll end up cutting and patching the harness anyway. Do SI or Stude West do any mod's in the building process?
Any advice or leads to other suppliers are welcome.
Paul
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