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Originally Posted by JimmyCriswell
Has anyone else done this? I have a wire that is exposed that I would like to replace that is fusible and hooked up to the HEI. I think all the other connections are tight enough with no exposed copper.
Just looking for suggestions. I don't want to mess up the terminal until I am ready to replace the entire bulkhead. Is there a place to get reproductions of the entire bulkhead?
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I have replaced a couple of wires on my OEM harness, namely adding a choke wire to the TSC terminal, adding my HEI wire to the stock bulkhead and completely eliminating the eternal regulator, and ammeter wiring.
Wiring is unbelievably simple if you're replacing one wire at a time. If you want to replace that one wire, here are some tips, but not specific to the wire you're replacing:
Isolate the one wire from end to end as best you can, and determine what gauge it is, if it is linked to any other wires along its path, and if it needs to be a heavier gauge.
make sure you have a couple terminals for each end if you aren't familiar with soldering and crimping. Packard terminals can be attached using just a normal crimper, needle nose pliers, and/or a flat blade screwdriver and a lightweight hammer. They do make specific crimpers for them, but if you don't anticipate rewiring a vehicle using those connections, they aren't worth the cost.
you can always clip a wire, leaving a bit of a lead on the piece clipped, so that if you do make a mistake, you can solder it back and use some heat shrink to ensure it's sealed well. Try not to make that mistake though!
you can create a "new wire", disconnect the old wire (while still leaving it attached to the harness) and just run your new wire from terminal to terminal to see if it is accomplishing what you need it to. Once you verify it works, then you can completely remove the old wire and fit the new wire in with the harness. (I hope that makes sense)