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| posted on June 7th, 2007 at 05:19 AM |
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Shortening engine computer harness
I am in the process of fitting the engine management harness of my Subaru EJ20 engine to the Manx SR. I have had it reduced to its essentials but some
of the wires are over a meter too long for a good looking fit, with nowhere to tuck them away out of sight.
If I cut them and solder every join will that do the job without problems?
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| posted on June 7th, 2007 at 07:59 AM |
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yep.:bounce
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| posted on June 7th, 2007 at 11:36 AM |
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Yep... only do one wire at a time, though!! Also, use heatshrink and try and stagger each join so they don't 'thicken' the harness at one point
And make sure there are NO three-way splices hidden in the harness that you don't know about; sometimes one wire can become two along its length
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| posted on June 7th, 2007 at 01:01 PM |
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Thank you gentlemen.
I was hoping that it would be O.K.
Thanks for the suggestions, especially the 3 way splices and staggered joins ideas.
If there is anything that I have learned from my first experience with a ECU engine, it's that there are plenty of traps for the unwary.
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