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|  Wiring Questions, Wife's Saab 900 has issues | 
|  Nov 8 2006, 03:02 PM 
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| Mr. 3rd Place   Group: Advanced Members Posts: 537 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Rindge, NH Member No.: 32  | 
				Seems our model 86 Saab 900T is notorious for having wiring harness issues (85-87), especially in the engine compartment. The isulation gets brittle and cracks/disintegrates leaving sections of harness with exposed conductors and many resulting shorts. I've discovered many such spots on the wife's car. Replacement harnesses are not easy to come by and a lot of discussion I've seen centers around doing a DIY replacement/rewire of the damaged sections of harness. Can anyone recommend a wire (insulation type, thickness, gauge) that would be suitable to use in our application and a wire supplier? I'm not concerned about correct color-coding. We just need the car to live a little while longer. Thanks! | 
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  trackbird   You can get teflon jacketed wire (it will usually ...   Nov 8 2006, 03:15 PM
 trackbird   You can get teflon jacketed wire (it will usually ...   Nov 8 2006, 03:15 PM 
  CrashTestDummy   Looks like they used a common wire supplier that F...   Nov 8 2006, 04:04 PM
 CrashTestDummy   Looks like they used a common wire supplier that F...   Nov 8 2006, 04:04 PM 
  ProjectJ   Painless swears by TXL for automotive applications...   Nov 8 2006, 05:20 PM
 ProjectJ   Painless swears by TXL for automotive applications...   Nov 8 2006, 05:20 PM
 
  Dave Jones   QUOTE Painless swears by TXL for automotive applic...   Nov 8 2006, 08:29 PM
 Dave Jones   QUOTE Painless swears by TXL for automotive applic...   Nov 8 2006, 08:29 PM

 
  trackbird   QUOTE (Dave Jones @ Nov 8 2006, 03:29 PM)...   Nov 8 2006, 08:43 PM
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  jeffburch   QUOTE (ProjectJ @ Nov 8 2006, 12:20 PM) P...   Nov 8 2006, 08:33 PM
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  ProjectJ   QUOTE (jeffburch @ Nov 8 2006, 03:33 PM) ...   Nov 9 2006, 03:09 PM
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  Jeff97FST/A   Thanks for all the responses. I knew I'd come ...   Nov 10 2006, 03:48 AM
 Jeff97FST/A   Thanks for all the responses. I knew I'd come ...   Nov 10 2006, 03:48 AM
 
  CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (Jeff97FST/A @ Nov 9 2006, 09:48 PM...   Nov 10 2006, 04:24 PM
 CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (Jeff97FST/A @ Nov 9 2006, 09:48 PM...   Nov 10 2006, 04:24 PM|   | 
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