Wiring harness connector help

MossRoad · Mar 16, 2016

Get some heat shrink tubing and slide it down the new wire before you solder it. After solder has cooled, slip the tubing over the new joint and use a blow dryer to shrink it for new insulation.

C4Ranch · Mar 16, 2016

Thanks guys! After. visiting a few auto stores that had no clue I picked up a small Soldering iron and did exactly what u said. I'm estimating there was about 3mm exposed so I soldered up, individually heat srinked, couple individual wraps with electrical tape then both wires wrapped with tape then large piece of heat srinked together then loom.

Resistance checked out and gas gage works again.

Guess I got lucky. Only had to do gas gage, one of the block temp gages and the washer fluid hose.

Fit that In between my major service interval. Changed hydraulic fluid (SUDT2), both filters, front axle, fuel filter, flushed radiator and adjusted the A/C belt. All that's left is the engine oil and I should be good for another 400 hrs assuming I can keep the mice away

MossRoad · Mar 16, 2016

Where'd you find a soldering iron? hahaha Radio Shack used to be my go-to place for that kind of stuff, but now we have nothing..... maybe Harbor Freight?

C4Ranch · Mar 17, 2016

MossRoad said:
Where'd you find a soldering iron? hahaha Radio Shack used to be my go-to place for that kind of stuff, but now we have nothing..... maybe Harbor Freight?

Walmart, can u believe it, for $6 in the auto section by the fuses.

MossRoad · Mar 17, 2016

C4Ranch said:
Walmart, can u believe it, for $6 in the auto section by the fuses.

Wow. I can't believe it! :laughing:

Looks like they have stink loads of them, too.

http://www.walmart.com/c/kp/soldering-iron-kit

Soundguy · Mar 17, 2016

yup.. HF has them too. or amazon.

lostcreekranch · Mar 17, 2016

HF also has the heat-shrink tubing kits for $5.

127 Piece Heat Shrink Tubing Set

And a pretty good heat gun to shrink it.

Heat Gun - Dual Temperature Heat Gun, 15W

C4Ranch · Mar 17, 2016

rlgustafson said:
HF also has the heat-shrink tubing kits for $5.

127 Piece Heat Shrink Tubing Set

And a pretty good heat gun to shrink it.

Heat Gun - Dual Temperature Heat Gun, 15W

Thanks Rick! I usually use the iron or a lighter to Srink it. But seeing how I've been doing more rewiring than I ever thought I would I should go with a real heat gun. Can't count all the wires I had to resolder on my old b7500 after they all melted after it overheated and blew the head.

David_Kb7uns · Mar 18, 2016

Love my Pyropen Found almost new one at the last ham swapmeet for $15

Amazon.com: Weller WPA2 Pyropen Professional Self-Igniting Cordless Butane Soldering Iron: Home Improvement

David

lostcreekranch · Mar 18, 2016

C4Ranch said:
Thanks Rick! I usually use the iron or a lighter to Srink it. But seeing how I've been doing more rewiring than I ever thought I would I should go with a real heat gun. Can't count all the wires I had to resolder on my old b7500 after they all melted after it overheated and blew the head.

I used my fairly new HF Heat Gun a bunch a few weeks ago adding front and rear LED Light bars on my Polaris Ranger. Used HF shrink tubing at splices and wire connection on the light bars and power relays. Also added a Nautilus Bad Boy air horn and power relay to the Ranger.

I really like the two heat ranges on the HF Heat Gun.