Re: 6v wire harness...replace or repair?

Posted by JD in KC On 2010/10/28 22:54:15

I just finished the band-aid solution to the dangerously frayed wiring under the hood on the '50. I considered the same thing you did (splice the modern wiring upstream of a section of reasonably good flexible original wire to maintain the original look). Unfortunately, when I unwrapped the bundle I found all the wire was stained dark brown so there was no point going that route. I ended up just splicing/soldering new modern wire into the bundle and re-wrapping with tape. The new wire certainly doesn't look original but then again, it's a lot safer than a bunch of bare wires under the hood (it was really pretty bad). I do intend to put in a new harness someday but this will do for the time being so I can get the '41 project underway.

The engine in this car was blowing a lot of oil into the engine compartment which may account for the staining of the wires. With the new rings and removal of the mouse food cache from the road draft tube, there is no longer an oil film all over everything.

Edit: With the wiring out of the car... I'd bite the bullet and get a new harness.