Jennifer's Makeover

OH Flyboy, where are you... why are you not working on your bike.... yoo hoo.... Wake up boy and get wrenching...

Paul

I'm soaking mine up in the kitchen sink using the Simple Green. I'll let you know how it works but am hoping my labels don't break off too easily.

Your my hero!

[cowboyup3371]

I'm soaking mine up in the kitchen sink using the Simple Green. I'll let you know how it works but am hoping my labels don't break off too easily.

Don't feel alone Flyboy, I think I am going your route here soon. I need to get the old wiring harness cleaned up and I think a good soaking is the best thing for the wires and the plugs. Then I might invest in a few new connectors and just redo most of the connectors, depending on budget. Simple green and water, let me know how well the goo comes off after the soak and if the connectors soaked clean.

Paul

More than anything I am dreading the rewiring of the bike.
I can paint, weld etc.. but wiring is a black art to me.

Bruce.

[psyguy]

Sir, you've got balls to attack THAT harness all at once!
Mine was in a better condition and I still did it only a portion at a time...

Scotch super 33+ http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawe...SevTSeSSSSSS--

Thanks for the info!

Bruce.

[rustybronco]

Scotch super 33+ http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawe...SevTSeSSSSSS--

dfocht, nothing more advanced than plain water with Kleen Green/Simple Green, whatever the trade name is where you are, amazing stuff that.
Will let it lie in there for a week, all the gum from the old tape should be nice and soft by then, then it is just a matter if wiping them down with a cloth.
Only reason I say a week, is because that is the first chance I will get to it again, overnight should be more than enough.

GK, I know what you mean, the gum and glue on these wires is amazing and quite nasty, I personally am going to shrink sleeve it as far as possible, but it is difficult to shrink sleeve the whole thing, especially where wires branch out and away from the main harness, what I would suggest is getting enough shrink sleeving of various sizes to cover the whole harness, and slitting it down the middle with a Stanley knife, that way you can get it on everywhere, then secure in place with small tie straps/zip ties, maybe use some tape at the ends where wires branch out, getting away without using any tape is unavoidable, but you can keep it to a minimum.
Don't heat or shrink the sleeving, just use it as a sleeve/cover.

But then again, you get tape, and you get tape, the cheap stuff is nasty but the more spendy, brand name stuff tends to work well, with minimal coming loose and un gluing, try and go for 3M brand or so, drop one of the electrical gurus on here, who are in the game, like Jim or someone a PM and find out from them what they recommend.

Quick question.....what are you going to use to wrap it all back up with....?

I find ordinary electrical tape gets hard in the cold, and very pliable in the heat, and tends to unglue itself, so is there something better, I was thinking something in a cloth type tape, but was afraid it would hold moisture.

I don't need to unwrap my harness, it's in good shape, just wanted to wrap over the existing....

Any thoughts ?

Flyboy -

What concoction are you soaking the wires in?

Thanks!
Doug

[rustybronco]

Flyboy, my BS o'meter just went off scale... you owe me a new needle for it! you would have owed me two of them when you said you needed to 'bin' the project and start over, but fortunately for you, that time it wasn't on...

Andre, your eyes are too sharp, that's exactly what it is.

Pete, I guess now is not a good time to admit, me and wires have never seen eye to eye, it's voodoo hoodoo and all manner of things foul as far as I am concerned.
If I get to changing a plug on the toaster without the house burning down, I am doing well.
Lord only knows how I am going to get through that mess, and have everything working at the end, but have wiring diagram, and patience, will triumph.

[pete]

Ugh... you're so keen Stan... I cleaned the outside of my harness with some diesel on a rag and called it good... I didn't fancy playing with spaghetti...

I'm sure you'll end up with a fantastic result doing it this way though

Stan, it usually looks worse than it is! That green box looks like a Toyota Flasher from Midas!