Wiring harness connector help

[C4Ranch]

So the mice ate up a few wires and didn't leave me much to splice into.

This is to my gas gage sending unit. Not sure there is enough to solder onto. Can u buy these with a pigtail or is it possible to disassemble?

All advice welcome.

 

[davesl708]

So the mice ate up a few wires and didn't leave me much to splice into.

This is to my gas gage sending unit. Not sure there is enough to solder onto. Can u buy these with a pigtail or is it possible to disassemble?

All advice welcome.

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There are kits available at auto parts stores to rebuild or replace the pins in the plug. I have had the same issues. Almost makes me want to have a cat around.

 

[DuckSlayer1017]

Good advice from Dave. If you can see any numbers on the plug google them. You should be able to find an exact replacement on Mouser or Digikey.

 

[joefromga]

Use a broken off radio antenna to slide over the pins and pull them out. Resolder and push back in.

I'd solder them how they are but it takes some experience.

 

[MossRoad]

What is this 'radio antenna' you speak of???


:laughing:

 

[joefromga]

You could probably find an old extendable antenna off a cordless phone as well.

 

[houser52]

Although I can't see what kind of pins your connector has, they are probably similar to these in the pic. Notice the little barbs on the body of the pins. This is what locks them into the connector body. The black tool is a pin pusher. All it is is a hollow tube which slides over the pin and depresses those barbs which lets them come free of the connector. The antenna is made to be a pin pusher tool.
Clear as mud?

 

[mrmikey]

Look like weatherpack Weather Pack Terminals Seals Connectors Splices | Weatherpack | Sealed Electrical Connection | Weather Pack – Components and Tools | Weather Pack System or a knockoff. We use them at work a lot, easy to make up, repair, replace etc....Mike

 

[dickfoster]

So the mice ate up a few wires and didn't leave me much to splice into.

This is to my gas gage sending unit. Not sure there is enough to solder onto. Can u buy these with a pigtail or is it possible to disassemble?

All advice welcome.

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It looks like there is enough there to solder too. Strip the insulation from what wire there is, lay the stripped end of the patch wire against the stipped stubs then wrap them together with some small copper wire wrapped around both several times. Then solder them together and add some heat shrink over each wire then add some larger heat shrink around both wires to provide some strain relief and annoy the little varmints who what to chow down on your wires again.
I like to feed them with Just One Bite to discourage them from hanging around. Just be sure your pets can't get to the dead bodies or they'll be poisoned too. Be careful with the stuff.
I've seen here that putting mothballs in socks and putting them around your tractor and under the hood while stored also helps keep the critters at bay. Don't put a tarp over your tractor while it's parked as that attracts them. They like dry, dark sheltered places that are protected from the weather.

 

[Soundguy]

Use a broken off radio antenna to slide over the pins and pull them out. Resolder and push back in.

I'd solder them how they are but it takes some experience.

agreed.

even the wire stubs themselves should solder up in 30 seconds.