[Jeff97FST/A]

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!

[trackbird]

You can get teflon jacketed wire (it will usually be white in color, but just because it's white doesn't make it teflon) from most aircraft supply stores (and Jegs has it now I think). We used it in aircraft and it won't melt, doesn't crack and holds up really well. It might be worth the few extra bucks to give it a shot.