At 03:46 PM 10/5/2009, T Collins wrote: >Say that I found a wire to the Temp 2 sensor stripped of its shell, but that >the wire looks intact to the ground. What type of issues would that cause? If it's a ground wire, none at all. If it's the active wire to the ECU, shorting it to ground would tell the ECU that the engine is warm, probably cause starting/warmup trouble.
>Would it be better to cut the offending wire and put it some new wire? or >Would it be appropriate to use electrical tape to cover the exposed area Electrical tape will get sticky in that hot environment. "Liquid electrical tape" would be better -- it's vinyl in solvent, comes in a four-ounce can with a brush inside. Any marine store should have it, likely FLAPS as well. Vinyl "handle dip" or "liquid rope end/liquid whipping/dip-n-whip" are similar but without the brush. Handle dip is probably thicker in <can't think of the word -- texture> and makes thicker layers. But if it's a ground it won't make any difference except keeping the wire protected from corrosion and physical damage. Yrs, d |
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