Melted Wiring Harness (Electrical Repair) 2004 Ford Taurus 3.0 Part 2

Рет қаралды 85,717

28 күн бұрын

BACK to PART 1: NEVER Install a Bigger FUSE! (Electrical Fire) 2004 Ford Taurus 3.0 • NEVER Install a Bigger...
Inspection Video: Car makes Helicopter Noise (Parked for Years) while driving & NASTY Vibrations! Ford Taurus 3.0 • Car makes Helicopter N...
Check out our Ray's Auto Clinic Merch HERE: EVERYTHING is a HAMMER! www.RainmanRaysRepairs.com
Wife Unit unveils our custom tumblers and mugs • New Custom Insulated T... also found at www.RainmanRaysRepairs.com
Support the Channel with a Like and Subscribe!
Become a Channel Member here on KZfaq or visit Patreon at / rainmanraysrepairs to donate and support the channel!
Visit our Second Channel on KZfaq, RainmanRay Off Duty / rainmanrayoutoftheshop
Take a look at my Affiliated Brands and Product Recommendations below:
Interested in Banks Power Performance Products? Visit Banks Power HERE!
**** www.bankspower.com/RAY *********
Take care of your car or truck with premium synthetic Amsoil Engine Oil and fluids!
Do you perform your own maintenance? Get premium synthetic Amsoil products HERE! ************************ www.amsoil.com/?zo=30606222 *************************
When it comes to Synthetics, Amsoil is the best in the business! Amsoil backs up their claim with numerous performance testing methods and results can be found at www.amsoil.com/?zo=30606222
Visit www.RainmanRaysRepairs.com To have your vehicle serviced at Ray's Auto Clinic in Bradenton Florida where we proudly use Amsoil premium synthetics and other top tier automotive products!
Tool Picks Found on Amazon:
Walnut Blaster Used in this video: amzn.to/3xSdwzq Walnut Sand DE-Carbon Cleaner HTS558 Walnut Blaster
Mountain 5-Piece Metric Double Box Universal Spline Reversible Ratcheting Wrench Set; 8 mm - 18mm, 90 Tooth Design, Long, Flexible, Reversible; MTNRM6 amzn.to/3OJTRp2
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Also, I personally use or have used the products featured in my links and only recommended them if I feel they are of good quality.
#mechanic #repair #autorepair #restoration #wifeunit #brakecleanmafia
ABOUT OUR CHANNEL
Our channel is about general automotive repair and maintenance . We cover a large variety of automotive services and repairs in a privately owned independent shop.
Check out our channel here:
/ @rainmanraysrepairs
and the Off Duty Channel here: RainmanRay Off Duty / rainmanrayoutoftheshop
Don’t forget to subscribe and share!
”Intro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio”
Thanks to Jesse for making the intro and graphic for us to enjoy!!

Пікірлер: 682

@RainmanRaysRepairs 21 күн бұрын

Inspection Video: Car makes Helicopter Noise (Parked for Years) while driving & NASTY Vibrations! Ford Taurus 3.0 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9WJhdlmmdLRl4U.html

@samspade685 26 күн бұрын

In 500 years, after the rest of the car has rotted away, reclaimed by the earth...that portion of wiring harness will endure. That's how I like to repair stuff, too!

@pauljarvis1937 18 күн бұрын

That silver tape was worth more than the car

@frugalprepper 12 күн бұрын

In 500 years it will probably have been melted down several times and will be a spacecraft!

@clintprice2123 26 күн бұрын

Your customers are very fortunate to have you diagnosing and repairing their vehicles.

@GeorgeZ213 25 күн бұрын

You seem to be truthful on what is wrong. Not in what makes you more money,

@sheerwillsurvival2064 26 күн бұрын

This is the Ray I subscribed to when he had 70k subscribers. These are great videos

@DeeGee-mv6eq 26 күн бұрын

Absolutely!

@Michael-yi4mc 26 күн бұрын

Only Ray can make watching paint dry an interesting feat.

@legionofanon 26 күн бұрын

Ray got me watching painted grass dry today lol

@jessecain1646 26 күн бұрын

Yes he is quite talented at it

@tnekkc 26 күн бұрын

I was a power supply designer for 30 years. I have worked with a lot of technicians. You may find men that can troubleshoot like Ray, but none communicate like Ray.

@atburke6258 26 күн бұрын

No dealer's mechanic is going to solve that kind of problem. Well done.

@dcgregorya5434 23 күн бұрын

Wish I could upvote this twice. It's a damn shame how many mechanics would fail to fix this car. Ray's a good one, though, not to be defeated by some melty wires.

@llevity 15 күн бұрын

I'm in in awe with the fact that A) Ray takes on jobs like this, B) doesn't just parts cannon it, especially with adjacent related items that may or may not be contributing to the issue (ie, burned harness, lets replace the O2 sensor too!), and C) takes the time to film, light, narrate, and edit all this stuff for us to both be entertained and learn by. Thank you Ray, you're an unsung hero.

@welly706 26 күн бұрын

I hope the owner sees/ appreciates how good of a job you did

@00recon 26 күн бұрын

Maybe not see it.

@lukezins 26 күн бұрын

As I technician myself, I can say that is probably the best wiring job I've ever seen done. Well done sir!

@EATSLEEPFARM 12 күн бұрын

😂 what?

@richarddouchkov9453 26 күн бұрын

sometimes even "watching painted grass dry" can be very therapeutic. Thanks for the video Ray. Nice work

@StrongDreamsWaitHere 26 күн бұрын

I hope that car gets all the TLC that it needs. Ray’s the man to do it.

@Michael-yi4mc 26 күн бұрын

Ray has a reputation to preserve.

@michelleshaw337 26 күн бұрын

It's pretty rough, and it's 20 years old at this point - while it needs a fair bit of work in various forms, it's one of those "is it worth the cost?" cases.

@philsonnenberg6092 26 күн бұрын

@@michelleshaw337 MOST seem to be normal maintenance items. Also, with the newish transmission, I would bet even a bit more money would do it. Or get a loan for a new car and play $400-$1000 a month in car payments for the new 5-6years.

@michelleshaw337 26 күн бұрын

@@philsonnenberg6092 Yes, most are "normal maintenance" items - it's not "beyond repair", it's more a matter of whether you're "throwing good money after bad" to keep this car running.

@kampar82 26 күн бұрын

@@philsonnenberg6092Naturally spending money on a disposable car is way better. /s My car is most likely valued at 0 €, I did spend some money to buy it and there are no mechanical issues. The way I'm doing the math is that it's still way cheaper than leaping for a new Camry and I like the sound of the inline 5 engine.

@lzed223 26 күн бұрын

You are officially a shorted wire whisperer. Excellent job.

@jjeffrey6945 26 күн бұрын

First time I disagree I would have used a soldering gun soldered the wires then heat shrink I never use crimp connectors. 😮

@lzed223 25 күн бұрын

@@jjeffrey6945 Soldering is better but if you look at all the plugs and terminals held by screws are all crimp like connections.

@wifeunit 26 күн бұрын

Like watching paint grow and grass dry

@driveway_mechanic 25 күн бұрын

I, like most of the folks who watch your videos, wish I could bring my vehicle to you. What an amazing technician you are. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us.

@patrickchavez3848 26 күн бұрын

Woo Hoo getting a Ford back on the road is cause for celebration!!! Also Ray is the only car whisperer to make watching "painted grass dry" interesting! Entertaining and educational. I love it..

@TheGeneralMotorsGeezer-we3dg 26 күн бұрын

I use marine grade heat shrink crimp connectors. I've never seen solder connections on a wiring harness on a car. I worked at a place that made wiring harnesses for the Government. Areas that were subjected to vibration always had crimped connectors. Soldiered connections can break the wire when subjected to vibration. The drawings and instructions were very clear about the issue. We had to be certified before we could do the harnesses.

@robertprice7246 26 күн бұрын

What you said !

@TheGeneralMotorsGeezer-we3dg 26 күн бұрын

@@timd1833 That was also a consideration for the type of connection.

@felderup 26 күн бұрын

if there were a flexible solder, that would make it acceptable in these kind of situations, maybe, but then it might creep, you'd still need a mechanical connection, perhaps a crimp connector over the insulation.

@donwyoming1936 26 күн бұрын

There are soldering techniques for high vibration, high amperage, applications on aircraft. But, crimp connectors are often used instead.

@justpray365 26 күн бұрын

I always crimp, then place a little solder over it, (on some applications). When it’s a ring terminal etc. On the type of connections he did, use of quality heat shrink connections are best.

@christopherwest5840 14 күн бұрын

You my friend are an excellent teacher. Technique and reasoning all wrapped up in aluminized tape.

@kendo411 26 күн бұрын

The amount of times i told myself dont forget to add the shrink tube first...ill always forget at least once on a good day lol

@robertprice7246 26 күн бұрын

Don't hate on my Man because he tested the overload factor on his fluke ! ! A good mechanic will sacrifice his tools in the benefit of his/her customer. As an HVAC/R man I do it a lot !

@111smd 26 күн бұрын

agreed and the main reason (s)he will do it is because they should always want to fix your issue the best way they can so they do not need to fix it again

@justpray365 26 күн бұрын

Ray will definitely find the limits of a tool!🤣

@russellstyles5381 25 күн бұрын

Probably cheaper to buy new leads than heat shrinking the entire lead.

@LabCat 25 күн бұрын

At my company we've tried all sorts of inexpensive leads in an effort to save money. The biggest issue we find is that the tips bend or break because they're cheap stamped steel. The only times I've had to replace the leads on my Fluke were due to normal wear and tear on the insulation, not from the leads themselves failing. They still work fine, I just won't use them for mission-critical work.

@stevewayne3676 4 күн бұрын

As a fellow hvac tech I agree 😂 Burn it up charge it to the customer and move on 😅😅 I'm some what joking 😅

@Sam590ss 11 күн бұрын

It's a lot more entertaining watching you do wiring than doing it myself 😂

@markmichlewicz5141 26 күн бұрын

Perfect timing.came up just as my wife went into surgery.good distraction from life.

@wilcleno1866 26 күн бұрын

Best wish's for the wife's recovery. 🙏🙏🙏being said for her speedy recovery..

@MonkeyJedi99 25 күн бұрын

From me, the same well-wished as wilcieno.

@stevewayne3676 4 күн бұрын

Hope everything worked out! God bless your wife!

@user-sv3ti4tf9u 25 күн бұрын

Hi, Ray. It sure nice to see an honest mechanic for a change. I have been around a long time[80yrs] and have seen 1st hand some of the stuff that went on. At a major repair shop, I watched a mechanic take a screwdriver to rubber boot on a wheel cylinder just enough to drip fluid so it had to be replaced. I let it be known to the manager and that part of the fix was free.

@dehypnotizerz 25 күн бұрын

Well done, partner. Basically, you saved this vehicle from being crushed. Good job!

@fumanpoo4725 25 күн бұрын

I am watching wire splicing and enjoying it. I have become my parents.

@RI-ns8wz 23 күн бұрын

Here It is! Pop-corn ready...let the video begin!!!

@davidp7163 25 күн бұрын

The good thing about waiting for parts is that when you go to install them the motor is not blazing hot and burning off your skin when you're under there wrapping your arms around things.

@CraigGrant-sh3in 26 күн бұрын

The one thing guaranteed is, that upstream O2 sensor will never go bad because it is way too easy to access. You're supposed to need four opposing elbows and a ratchet with six floppy joints to get to it

@LEXXIUS 25 күн бұрын

😆

@MonkeyJedi99 25 күн бұрын

The engineer who decided to run that wire harness in that tight gap needs to go to a 12-person overnight rave in a small coat closet.

@stephenkeaton1708 22 күн бұрын

Ray is incredibly wise knowledgeable and a very good teacher

@alangreenslade1685 25 күн бұрын

You know he's doing a good job when there's a shout of 'ANUTHA' as the centre spool of cloth insulating tape goes spinning across the workshop floor.

@patrickdineen278 20 күн бұрын

As always Ray, your persistence has paid off, good job sir.

@ballardbrad 20 күн бұрын

Coming from an aviation background I have to say that's great troubleshooting and a stellar wire repair.

@domnick7886 18 күн бұрын

Awesome tenacity tracking that problem. Not everyone would have found the problem.

@terryburke2587 26 күн бұрын

I'm amazed at how well Ray can work with gloves on. He can peel the backing off of tape with his gloves on. I could never do that.

@gnrpro8544 25 күн бұрын

Honestly ray you could be a teacher. You explain things so well

@braderzjamez3197 25 күн бұрын

Ray you should become a teacher as you information delivery is clear and easy to follow. Great vid. 👍🏾👍🏾

@georgestone1485 26 күн бұрын

It is called "friction" tape!!!

@TremaineLea 26 күн бұрын

We call it hockey tape up here in Canadia 😂 First I heard someone refer to friction tape, I ended up Googling for 5 minutes before I figured out what they were referring to!

@TransAm-Jack 26 күн бұрын

My dad always had friction tape in his tool box

@michaelpressman7203 26 күн бұрын

In the "60's" that is what we used for electric work

@philspear73 26 күн бұрын

Only Ray would do this without charging an arm and a leg for all that labor on a dead horse. That guy should feel lucky.

@anthonyfreeman5858 26 күн бұрын

Hey Rainman Ray, I’m glad you got the parts necessary to fix this car. I was telling my wife about the detailed process of finding the problem with this car. You impress me with your thoroughness to find these electrical problems. Good work Mr Ray.

@robertprice7246 26 күн бұрын

His thought process and process of elimination on these things is phenomenal. That sort of critical thinking can pass on to most any electrical/mechanical/refrigeration job You do, or any problem solving job you have. "Think like the machine"

@RaithUK 25 күн бұрын

Nicely diag and repair Ray, keep up the great work fella! Here in the UK you would seriously struggle to find a mechanic that would take that much effort to diagnose and fix that problem!

@Michael-yi4mc 26 күн бұрын

My electrical auto mechanic teacher used to tease us by saying if we are going to do a “smoke test “ of overheating the wires.

@MonkeyJedi99 25 күн бұрын

It is sometimes a valid technique in troubleshooting microcircuitry. Letting the smoke out is a short step beyond pushing over-voltage and using either IR tech or a dampened fingertip to see where the heat is.

@lawrencecavens5760 25 күн бұрын

Two tips for you when doing this kind of work. 1- When twisting the strands give a bit more twisting action as this will increase the strength of the crimp and lock it more securely. and 2 - Stagger the crimp 90 degrees from each other - do not crimp all in a line. You're doing fine my friend, keep up the great work Sherlock Holms...

@petersomma4407 26 күн бұрын

Ray you promised us that you were going to do a completed walk around on this car to see what else is wrong with it. Can we have a part three please?

@RainmanRaysRepairs 26 күн бұрын

Sure thing, I’ll post it in the second channel!

@petersomma4407 26 күн бұрын

@@RainmanRaysRepairs Awesome! Thank you!

@PatrickBroderick 11 күн бұрын

Glad to see Ray uses his tape like he uses his brake clean! Great job!

@johnmoloney5296 26 күн бұрын

Don't let Ivan from pine Hollow Auto diagnostics see you using those butt connections, he hates those 😂

@Gunnr1236 24 күн бұрын

That Harbor Freight lead gave its life for this Taurus. Brave lead, indeed!!!! 🤣

@keithhastings4092 26 күн бұрын

I’m watching this AND watching paint dry!!! Yeehaw!!!

@TheHansoost 26 күн бұрын

I greatly appreciate and admire your diagnostic and repair skills.

@rjb6327 26 күн бұрын

Always nice to see Lauren.

@CraigGrant-sh3in 26 күн бұрын

Another one of those videos where they tell you to see the best part at the end

@BrianDykstra 26 күн бұрын

"that doesn't go there" made me belly laugh for some reason.

@WhitentonMike 25 күн бұрын

It's like watching paint grow. You're welcome.

@bus5530 26 күн бұрын

Hey, I’ve painted grass many times. It’s how I keep it green in the summer here.😄

@kevinhenson6969 26 күн бұрын

I hope the owner let's you do the other repairs to save the old time capsule.

@jackschissler255 25 күн бұрын

The Wiring Harness will outlive the car 🤣.

@IR-nq4qv 26 күн бұрын

great two part series. Excellent how to step by step diagnosis and repair.

@lyntonprescott3412 25 күн бұрын

Hi Ray I was cringing when you when you were subjecting the Fluke to 20 plus amps in the first video!! My hobby is restoring old valve radios and would dearly love a Fluke multimeter but way beyond my price bracket. I have serviced my own cars since I was a teenager (53 years)! Complete engine rebuilds to welding new floors into my cars. Love watching your escapades even though our motors are much smaller here over the pond. However since we no longer have any major motor manufacturing any more we tend to be flooded with oriental imports. Keep up with the great videos

@brettemerich3237 26 күн бұрын

Ray the shop that put the transmission only fixed the transmission. You saved the customer. I do believe co2 wiring get melted from the exhaust manifold since older cars the clips for the wires are gone. Have a Great Day consider this a win

@bestbuildpc 8 күн бұрын

I am here for the part 2. Really amazing to watch this video. Thanks for sharing!!

@clbcl5 26 күн бұрын

Simple repairs such as todays class are what most people would do but it gives a confirmation from experience that what we think is a correct way of doing a repair is what we thunk. I would of written down the colors to match before cutting and photo them.

@Stoney3K 26 күн бұрын

I don't want to know how many "mechanics" parts cannon a car with a lot of fault codes and never fix the basic problem of a corroded wire or a ripped hose which was the root cause of all the problems.

@chrishayden7016 26 күн бұрын

Especially when the issue is intermittent.

@gregorydzieciol2662 26 күн бұрын

Always enjoy watching your videos Ray,the wealth of automotive knowledge you are willing to share most impressive, where were you 50 years ago

@michaelpressman7203 26 күн бұрын

Ray was learning to walk😂

@christopherwise7067 21 күн бұрын

I have missed your videos. Heard you have been stupid sick. Glad you are back. Even Eric O at SMA wasn't peaking my interest as of late. Missed you Ray man....

@RainmanRaysRepairs 21 күн бұрын

Wow the algorithm is off. I've been back to normal for a few weeks now. And yea I was close to pneumonia, it sucked

@lukedavis436 21 күн бұрын

A fine piece of machinery once again saved by mr ray!

@starra0787 23 күн бұрын

still has the touch... Awesome video Ray

@user-cn7qq7ns4j 26 күн бұрын

Ray i believe that it was a good thing the Harbor Freight leads were connected to your meter initially acting as fusible links and taking all the high amperage and melting before it got to your meter and popped the fuse in the meter. Keep up the good work love your videos

@RainmanRaysRepairs 26 күн бұрын

Between the thin wire leads and the Flukes fuse we were ok. It was the edge of the envelope no doubt. I'd be best off to install another inline 20a fuse to protect the Flukes fuse. The Flukes fuse is "time delay" to and they say it will take 25a for about 30 seconds.

@johnschneider3082 18 күн бұрын

Yeah I dare say that you’ed be hard pressed to find a service manager that would allow a mechanic spend that much time on diagnosing a problem like that. Well done Ray you da man!

@gregoryheim9781 26 күн бұрын

I never thought a wire splice video could be so boring. Thanks for showing me something I didn't know Ray. 😊

@pokefan5022 26 күн бұрын

If you had an 8 am to midnight stream, I would watch the whole thing and be excited the whole damn time. Hell, I would take off work to learn from you and help you where I could just to learn. You are not only an amazing mechanic, but also an amazing human.

@christophercawley2818 26 күн бұрын

There is no such thing as a boring video from the Rainman. Good stuff!

@mmkuyt 16 күн бұрын

Doing a fumbling job without taking his gloves off in frustration... Ray is an automotive surgeon.

@williammyers5911 26 күн бұрын

Repairing an automobile is always entertaining and knowledgeable. ......another great repair video....thanks Ray

@squidmonkey940 26 күн бұрын

Ray, I might be able to save you some effort. I work in aerospace as a EE, I use M81824 series splices for things like that on the planes. The advantage is they are environmental splices, comes with the shrink, and is very similar to the solder sleeves you were showing. We use those too for shielded wire. You can get them at Mouser, Digi-Key, etc.

@johnkauffman6347 26 күн бұрын

Awesome candid shot of your better half. Oh ya great job on the ford too.

@russellstyles5381 25 күн бұрын

Nice to see tools and parts we have used. The silver tape looks like narrow DUCT tape - the stuff legal for ducts, not the cloth stuff. Basically aluminum foil with glue.

@whoaman2851 26 күн бұрын

A giant explosion would have been hilarious when you cut the wrong wire 😂😂😂

@bentnickel7487 25 күн бұрын

Videos like this, are why I subscribed. Thank you.

@ferguscampbell2485 25 күн бұрын

Back in the middle 1960's I was on a electrical supply coarse and we were taught the wired fuses will take 100% load continuously. From memory at 100% overload, i.e in your case 30 amps, the fuse must blow with in 2 seconds. I know there tables somewhere listing the %age of overload of a fuse is carrying it must blow in. I liked the way you chose to use hard crimped connectors over the modern soldered ones. Also on that electrical course I was taught that properly crimped connectors are better than soldered ones.

@michaelpressman7203 26 күн бұрын

I was impressed watching Ray peel tape with gloves on. I couldn't even peel the wrapper on my sausage biscuit's for lunch with my finger nails.😂

@golf25radioman 26 күн бұрын

Having watched your "paint drying" repairs 😄 I was glad to see the success of the operation (I had no doubt). Also, thank you for the cameo of Lauren/WifeUnit, and you're right - she is beautiful (I hope that's okay to make that comment...she is). What a diag yesterday!! Another great video, Ray. Thanks! Maybe your customer will have you repair the brakes & wheel bearing.

@brucesteer2215 25 күн бұрын

So well done. And Ray's great advice - one wire at a time! Sounds simple but as an electronic technician I can say that it is perfect thinking.

@robertpimpo4698 26 күн бұрын

That's sweet ray glad you found the problem that stuff takes patience

@CatsMeowington 26 күн бұрын

"painted grass"! That's why Ray is the best!

@InssiAjaton 26 күн бұрын

A couple of small hints. First, there are the original (sadly expensive) crimping tools that reflect the very original idea of crimping the connector area and ALSO the insulation area in one shot. The idea was that crimping also the insulation would produce a stronger joint and avoid sharp bends of the wire, as it is locked inside the insulation(s). Second, my opinion is that both kinds of insulation tape have rubber adhesive. It is only the “carrier”, either fabric in the old style, or PVC in the new one. The softening compound in PVC is what makes the rubber adhesive to become fluid and let the PVC tape unwrap. And “nasty”.

@bobkash3446 11 күн бұрын

I can tell you from experience, a solder connection will not reach a high enough temp in an engine compartment to release the solder is +500 degrees. The only thing in an engine that can achieve those temps is the exhaust manifold. So solder connections would have worked. Those Solderless connectors have a tendency to allow the wire to corrode off and fail.

@nutgone100 Күн бұрын

There’s a myth among car guys (especially the American ones) that solder connections shouldn’t be used in cars because the solder will get brittle & break (like work harden or something). Like I said, it’s a myth, usually perpetuated by people who don’t know how to solder correctly, they seem to forget that most crimp connectors are made from either copper or brass, which will work harden & become brittle a lot quicker than solder ever will. In my experience, the only thing wrong with soldering in vehicles is getting things clean enough, wires are often oil soaked &/or corroded, so the solder doesn’t take. There’s a lot of nonsense talked about soldering in vehicles, mostly by people who don’t know how to solder. Soldering takes time, preparation & patience, but I personally prefer it to crimps (I often do both).

@BMXrecords 23 күн бұрын

I have the 2002 model of this car, wagon and all, 3.0 "U" engine. I recently had issues with the EGR system, and it has made the intake NASTY. So I performed an EGR bypass. Car's been running great since, and even seems to have slightly improved fuel economy! It's a nightmare to work on SOME of the stuff in this car, I have to take the intake off to replace spark plugs, luckily that doesn't need to be done all that often. I"ve been slowly bring this car into the modern age with a new Stereo, new LED lighting. Some interior audio overhauls, and other stuff. Mine has 130k miles on it and still runs like a scalded dog. I'm glad to see this video to get a look into what my future MAY hold.

@geordiegixxer 25 күн бұрын

Class job again fella. Saving the customer money yet again 😊👍

@chrissmithz314 26 күн бұрын

*whispers* 9:11 That part of the crimper with the "tooth" sticking out is for non-insulated connectors

@KSAsche1 26 күн бұрын

Great job repairing that harness. Love that you show an honest error along the way. We all make mistakes and hope to realize it as we go. I enjoy your videos, even the ones you think are mundane. Thank for another great video fellow Floridian. Have a great day good sir.

@kendo411 26 күн бұрын

"Watching painted grass dry" reminds me of when i was in the marine corps, along with the painted rocks, raked sand etc etc

@user-nx1gz3vc5g 26 күн бұрын

I though you were going to soder the wires, great video love the detailed explanation.

@SeanBZA 26 күн бұрын

For those I prefer uninsulated crimp connectors, and then slide over adhesive lined shrink sleeving over them. That then will make a water tight connection, and overall you just place a larger non adhesive lined sleeve, that protects the final join. Uninsulated connectors are smaller, and you also get crimp connectors that are crimped over the 2 bare wires, like the OEM does for in harness splices, which are a lot smaller and less obtrusive as well.

@rogeraddy6846 26 күн бұрын

They can also be crimped and soldered.

@petes7796 26 күн бұрын

Once again, excellent job Raymond👍👍👍

@GlobalIdiot101 25 күн бұрын

I troubleshoot for a living, mechanical and electrical, and I stand by the wiggle test as a legitimate diagnostic method. It has helped me diagnose internal shorts and opens on seemingly good cables. I spent a good few hours chasing an issue shorting and blowing our safety circuit fuse. Turned out that was the only fuse in the entire circuit that fed all of the safeties and then through some relay logic it fed all of our output cards. Went through all of the basic methods Ray did on that one. Except I didn't do a wiggle test or use my meter in current mode. Came to find out that a hydraulic valve solenoid replaceable coil had shorted out. The good coil was reading 14 ohms, the shorted coil was reading 5 ohms.

@TransAm-Jack 26 күн бұрын

Live in an area with emission checks required. Every spring have the P1000 problem. Winter store my 96 TransAm without the battery which clears the modules. Have to drive it about a week before getting the Echeck done

@kilroyfirelizrd 26 күн бұрын

The job itself may be boring and monotonous but watching a professional masterfully at work is never boring

@Navajo-man 25 күн бұрын

Hi ray and wife unit and boys just finished watching part 2 excellent wiring repair and as always you all be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸

@jeffreyevens2033 25 күн бұрын

That barely broken in 3.0L was probably on its way to the salvage yard. Nice save. Hope you get the bearing and brake job. Well done Sir!

@tomasrosalesr 26 күн бұрын

The wiggle test, highly effective. Lauren looks radiant

@BixbyConsequence 25 күн бұрын

I used to have problems with the reliability of my crimp connections when using pliers-type crimp tool. I finally got a ratcheting crimping tool, which has made a big difference.

@charlieb9502 26 күн бұрын

When I had to trouble shoot systems like that. I made a harness with a socket to fit a resettable breaker. and a service loop for my amp clamp. Worked great.