Re: 1949 Packard Weatherstrip and Wiring Harness

Posted by Joe D'Agostino On 2016/4/19 20:51:35

I also used Harnesses Unlimited. They did a great job for my 1949 model 2365, Deluxe Club Sedan.

I also took lots of pictures before removing the old harness as well as marked the screw terminals of the confusing wires with various colors of paint or nail polish so that I was sure where they were going before removing the wires.

For example, I would select a circuit (like overdrive), then engage the overdrive and measure the voltage with a volt meter to make sure that the electrical path was known. Once I knew what circuits were being engaged, I painted the screw heads with the same color paint.

You can also do this with an ohmmeter by removing the wire temporarily from the terminal and ohming out each end of the suspected wire. (Of course, this assumes that you have no shorted wires). Then paint the screw heads for that circuit with the same color.

Once I had everything known, I was more comfortable removing the old harness.

Nail polish was easy to remove after the project was done.

If you have a teenage daughter or niece, you will have a good home for all the crazy colors of nail polish that will be leftover after this project.