69Boss302
Has mile high skills
It's been a very long time since I bought this car and have really never done much to it. Always one with more ambition then either money or time, I'm finally getting around to this car. Again. And the deeper I get into, the more I find that needs to be done. At 157,000 miles and sitting for almost 2 years things aren't spring fresh anymore.
Todays plan was to get the engine and trans finally out of the car. But after a longer look at the engine wiring harness, I decided to focus my attention on that. And hopefully I'll save myself $700 for not having to buy a new one.
It's a wonder this thing never caught on fire or even ran for that matter. But a roll of electrical tape, a can of electrical connector cleaner and 6 hours (4 of working) of my time I've gone from this
To this.
There weren't any broken wires but alot of the cracks or exposed parts. Of particular concern was all of the exposed and touching wires in and around the injectors. If there had been any leaks at all...:blackeye:
Almost every single wire was completely rewrapped and cleaned. No more oil, dirt or grim which makes this the cleanest part of the car so far.
The rest is where it gets really messy. There is so much oil and dirt in the engine bay that it will probably take me a good day to clean thoroughly. And I'll post more pics as it comes along.
So what do you think about for 6 hours while tearing apart a harness and inspecting every inch of it? How good cheap chinese food would be (and it was), is this really worth saving $700 and will it work?, is the girl from last night actually going to call about her classic mustang or is she going to sell my number to telemarketers? And it sure is nice to find out that another new girl you've just met and are texting right now is very shallow and immmature. That's all I can remember right now.
Todays plan was to get the engine and trans finally out of the car. But after a longer look at the engine wiring harness, I decided to focus my attention on that. And hopefully I'll save myself $700 for not having to buy a new one.
It's a wonder this thing never caught on fire or even ran for that matter. But a roll of electrical tape, a can of electrical connector cleaner and 6 hours (4 of working) of my time I've gone from this
To this.
There weren't any broken wires but alot of the cracks or exposed parts. Of particular concern was all of the exposed and touching wires in and around the injectors. If there had been any leaks at all...:blackeye:
Almost every single wire was completely rewrapped and cleaned. No more oil, dirt or grim which makes this the cleanest part of the car so far.
The rest is where it gets really messy. There is so much oil and dirt in the engine bay that it will probably take me a good day to clean thoroughly. And I'll post more pics as it comes along.
So what do you think about for 6 hours while tearing apart a harness and inspecting every inch of it? How good cheap chinese food would be (and it was), is this really worth saving $700 and will it work?, is the girl from last night actually going to call about her classic mustang or is she going to sell my number to telemarketers? And it sure is nice to find out that another new girl you've just met and are texting right now is very shallow and immmature. That's all I can remember right now.
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