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Hacked Wiring
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:00 pm
by username
Went on a road trip last week and this happened
All these wires are located directly under the fan and i must have gone over a hefty bump to knock them up into it to hack them all up.
Has this happened to anyone else?
I soldered them all back together and taped them up so i could get home. Nothing noticable has stopped working.
Could this cause any problems in the future?
Cheers.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:08 pm
by SuBaRiNo
It wont cause any further problems if you fixed it correctly and it hasn't created a short circuit and burnt out anything else.
It is rather comon here with the WA boys. Usually happens when they are still running the engine driven fan and then they fit a lift kit. This pushes the fan dangerously close to this harness.
Dave
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:16 pm
by BrennyV
SuBaRiNo wrote:It wont cause any further problems if you fixed it correctly and it hasn't created a short circuit and burnt out anything else.
It is rather comon here with the NON EJ WA boys. Usually happens when they are still running the engine driven fan and then they fit a lift kit. This pushes the fan dangerously close to this harness.
Dave
Quick correction.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:26 pm
by Alex
LOL yes! happened to me like 3 or 4 times. Luckily it isnt any engine wiring. Just headlights/indicators etc. When i did the conversion i fixed them all up properly. Make sure you do it properly, solder them and use heatshrink. and then conduit it all up good again.
Cable tie it to the stone guard.
alex
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:59 pm
by username
i went and got some clippy things and a crimper thing and fixed them up all purdy like and yeah used alot of cable ties
i dont think there is many problems in the world that cant be fixed by a cable tie or 10...
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:14 pm
by Subafury
true that, cable ties rock my world hahah.
this has also happened to me. hell on the old wagon, at one point i wondered why the left indicator turned on with the headlights, and hazards with the horn.
big ol mess from the bastard clutch fan. i run 2 thermos in this wagon
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:16 am
by foxx510
Make sure they are sealed well, copper corrodes real quick if it gets any salt on it. Best bet is solder and two layers of heatshrink for each wire.