I would rebuild the harness, the wire inside is made of extruded PVC and is
the cheapest of all wire. The way to go is by replacing with a 125 degree
Celsius wire. The nomenclature would be SXL, GXL or TXL. The only diff is
the wall thickness of the insulation. I sell most of the NASCAR shops and
suppliers their wire and they us PTFE Teflon. This is rated at 200c and has
silver plated conductors. This stuff is not cheap and is a little hard to
come by.
I don't like to use the list for monetary gain but please go to my company
web site
WWW.iewc.com and go under the technical link and you will see the OD's ect.
Good Luck
-----Original Message-----
From: Aidan Corcoran [mailto:aidan@acquirer.com]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 9:45 AM
To: Spitfire List
Subject: Electrical Loom question
The second casualty of the weekend drive with the Mk 2 around the west was
the electric wiring. The right-hand rear indicator had failed for some
reason on me, and took with it the rear tail lights. When pulling the master
light switch I managed to short something, and as a result a huge cloud of
smoke appeared under the passenger side of the dash. This looked really good
as I was stopped in a petrol station at the time. The guy who was about to
fill the tank took a step back, and was extremely cautious with me after
that. Anyway to the question...
Which is better (for electrics that have a good unknown quality)...
a) Just replace the wiring loom totally, getting a 307180 from Rimmers
(GBP132)
b) Partially disassemble what I have and patch it up
c) Build my own loom based on a total disassemble
Keep in mind that I have a negative earth Mk 2 car (...some PO), and an
unusual reversing light arrangement (which also don't work anymore).
My preferred option is actually 'c', because I'll be able to individually
confirm and test each part of the circuit, and uprate anything that I'm not
100% on. 'a' is possibly cheaper in the long run, but might not count on the
"local" conditions of the car. With 'b' I'm bound to miss something, and
have more smoke under the dash!
Thanks again,
Aidan
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