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RE: Rubber Grommets for the wiring harness

To: "'Huw Upshall'" <hupshall@wolfenet.com>, Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: RE: Rubber Grommets for the wiring harness
From: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 06:06:20 -0500
I found some at a local hardware store.
It's got to be a GOOD store, more than just plants and spray paint, look
near the nuts and bolt section.  My store had many diff. sizes in plastic
pull out trays.  I used them and like one of the other posts said you can't
slip them over the whole harness without tearing it up.

What I did was cut one side and then glued it back together with a product
made by Loctite.  I can't recall the exact name of the Loctite product but
it contains just a touch of butyl rubber.  I used this a long time ago on a
rubber exhaust hanger on a New Yorker and it was still stuck after 5 years.

Good stuff !


-----Original Message-----
From: Huw Upshall [mailto:hupshall@wolfenet.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 1999 12:18 AM
To: Joe Curry
Cc: Spitfire List
Subject: Re: Rubber Grommets for the wiring harness



The rubber has disintegrated into little bits and there is nothing
left.....  Any other ideas?


At 10:03 PM 5/15/99 -0700, Joe Curry wrote:
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>
>
>Huw Upshall wrote:
>> 
>> Where the heck can I get the rubber grommets for the wiring harness?
>
>Grommets R US???
>
>Typically, even though you may find new grommets for the wiring harness,
>it is almost impossible to get it onto the harness without tearing it
>up.  If the old grommet is not completely torn up, you can seal the gap
>with mastick.  It works great and if you shape it, it is difficult to
>tell it is not original.
>
>Others are available.  Check with Spitbits, BP Northwest and/or TRF.
>
>Joe
>
>
>> 
>> Specifically:
>> 
>> The rubber circular grommet that sits in the fuse box
>> The rubber circular grommet for the part of the harness that goes to the
>> wiper motor
>> the rubber oval grommet for the main part of the harness that goes into
the
>> engine compartment
>> 
>> Also, while we are at it how about:
>> 
>> Drain plugs for the rockers, trunk, floor pans, doors etc...
>> 
>> I can't seem to find these anywhere.
>> 
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