<VV> Wiring harness replacement

[Dennis PLEAU]

I don't know how much more it would cost through a Corvair vendor, but at least you know it would be right.  
 
Dennis



> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org> From: contactsmu at sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:55:46 -0500> Subject: <VV> Wiring harness replacement> > Between taking care of the three year old and the three month old and > the part time night job, I've had precious little time to reply.> > The damage is to the connection on page 12-23 of the '65 service > manual right after the firewall near the left carb. I'm leaning > towards replacing it with new wires and connections since it will > involve (I'd imagine) some considerable effort. I was given the name > of a vendor in California (M and H), but they are having a difficult > time trying to locate the correct harness with their catalog.> > http://www.wiringharness.com/> > and> > http://www.wiringharness.com/PDFS/COR_2008_Corvair.pdf> (page 7)> > 37964 1965 ENGINE HARNESS, standard model, with backup lamps, early > production, contains striped color wires $78.00> 06150 1965 ENGINE HARNESS, standard model, with backup lamps, late > production, contains solid color wires $78.00> > and when you use the "search for products by make and model" in the > upper right hand corner of the main page you get:> > 37964 ENGINE HARNESS, STANDARD MODEL, WITH BACKUP LAMPS $69.95> > I found #37969 for the main harness. They asked if I have stripped > or solid wires yesterday when I talked to them by phone. I actually > have both. There is a black wire that has a yellow stripe and a > black and green, a black and purple, and a black and white. The rest > of the wires appear to be solid. I know that the car rolled off the > line in the last week of January of '65. I would guess that I would > order the stripped version.> Does the connection on 12-23 go through the firewall and then connect > at "view c" on page 12-22? If so, then I need to check that harness > as I have been concentrating on the engine compartment with what > little time I've had to examine it. If I'm understanding the > picture, then there would be a lead of about two feet of wire going > through the firewall before the harness connection in "view c". If > that is the case, would the engine wiring harness include that? I > would need the 12-23 view (complete engine harness), and the "view c" > wire to and including the connection at the least. How would you run > the plastic connection through the hole in the fire wall?> > "It's another fine mess you've gotten us into Ollie!"> > Stephen
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