[DML] Re: Wiring Harness [Engine]

["doki_pen" <doki_pen@xxxxxxxxx>]

David,

I couldn't agree more with you.  I noticed the insulation on mine 
sure took a beating being so close to the cylinder heads and being 
pinched under there.  Seems like running it underneath is asking for 
troubles down the road.  Thanks David, receiving advice from someone 
as knowledgeable as yourself is a great benefit to being part of 
this group.

Thank you to all for your input, I think this is an important issue 
because electrical problems are no joke.  Especially when you have a 
wiring harness that ends at the alternator! :) There's alot of amps 
going on over there, and the wrong wire shorted to the manifold, 
especially near the fuel/air system can spell big time troubles.  I 
think function is much more important than form in this matter.

Jon Weiner
#3215

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Run the wiring harness any way you like. The "correct" origional 
way
> is over the top. In fact there was a bulletin to strap tie it and 
tuck
> it into the clips. The important things here are to keep it away 
from
> heat, don't try to stretch it, and keep it away from the throttle
> linkage where it can get caught. I like it on top so I can see it, 
if
> it is underneath it can get damaged and you wouldn't see it. Check 
out
> the wire running down the left side to the oil pressure light. On 
most
> cars that wire is so cooked and brittle the insulation is long 
gone.
> It will make the oil light flash when it touches metal. A case 
of "out
> of sight, out of mind". A way to "fix" it is to slide a heat 
resistant
> cover over it or you can splice in a piece of wire that is more 
heat
> resistant.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, tobyp@xxxx wrote:
> > Jon - The wiring harness that you refer to is supposed to lay 
over 
> > the top of the intake, in the position that you placed it in.  
Many 
> > people dislike the appearance of the wires draped over the 
intake, 
> > and have hidden them.  I admit that I have done the same thing.  
If 
> > done carefully, there is no significant stress to the wires and




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