Wire Harness Length - Shorten?
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Wire Harness Length - Shorten?
Ok - one more on the Duraspark install. The harness we have ('76 or '77) is about twice as long as we need. Can I butt-splice this to reduce the length or would it be best to leave it alone. I will leave a little extra to move the coil to the front of the block some day and still cut out 2 feet or so..
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Butt splices are not very pretty. I would get some decent sized split loom, fold the wire back on itself (double it up to get rid of the length) tape it in a couple places to hold it, and then insert it in the split loom. If you really want to cut the wires, then I would solder them and then tape or shrink wrap the wire.
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Franklin2,
Thanks for posting your schematics on the duraspark wiring! Even though I had one wire wrong, 2 days to chase, we got it started once we moved it to the correct position (start relay - "S" to "I")! This evening we'll get it timed, wires organized and bundled and then out for a run! It will be interesting to see if the timing is still jumping around, probably the timing gears, but at least we're one step closer! Thanks again!!
Thanks for posting your schematics on the duraspark wiring! Even though I had one wire wrong, 2 days to chase, we got it started once we moved it to the correct position (start relay - "S" to "I")! This evening we'll get it timed, wires organized and bundled and then out for a run! It will be interesting to see if the timing is still jumping around, probably the timing gears, but at least we're one step closer! Thanks again!!
