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#1 car problem ...help!05-25-2010, 10:48 AM
Found my car problem is a bad connection, trouble is it is in a connector block I cannot undo with many strange wires coming from it. If the connector is lifted, car works, otherwise it starts, won't run. I have been wondering if araldite is an insulator, in which case I am thinking my only resource apart from expensive electrical repairs and parts (hundreds of bucks apparently despite it being a small part) is to flood the area with araldite when the connection is in place. Hopefully this will hold it ... any thoughts on such bodging? All I can think of otherwise is to try and flood the bad area (any one of a dozen wires) with solder into all the connecting points and hope ...
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#3 Re: car problem ...help!05-25-2010, 02:57 PM
Thanks mate, the problem is I need to fix it in an immovable position so it doesn't disconnect again. I think silicon is flexible and would still vibrate/bend and disconnect. If the araldite glues it all together in a way it cannot move it should keep the connection? It is a couple of sensors, they work but a connection in there is loose it seems, took three weeks to figure it out, already replaced a few expensive parts on the advice of mechanics and frankly cannot afford any more wasted money and riding the m'bike in the cold and rain is driving me nuts!!
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#4 Re: car problem ...help!05-25-2010, 04:16 PM
Search"ed" Google & found u had a 89' Ford Telstar which is on Mazda GD platform.
This forum had many good infosLast edited by humanbeing; 05-26-2010 at 01:19 AM.
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#5 Re: car problem ...help!05-25-2010, 10:36 PM
Thats .... weird, but thanks. Lots of 'japes' on the 'net, thankfully only one is me, some strange buggers out there! I understand what you say about silicon humanbeing , I have used that on 'bikes and boats before and I appreciate your help, just needed an inflexible fix this time.
Well I risked the araldite, after all they stuck planes together with it, all is working (in the yard at least), will take a trip into town later and hope. Saved myself a few hundred here and finally got four wheels and a roof again if the fix works. I understand that these bloody loose connection faults are the hardest to find - took me three weeks of occasional efforts and mind-ripping logic and elimination of possibilities before I accidentally wiggled the right connector at the right time. lol I just wish the mechanics wouldn't do the very expensive bit-by-bit fix on my time and money.Last edited by jape; 05-26-2010 at 12:32 AM. Reason: update
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#6 Re: car problem ...help!05-26-2010, 11:02 AM
Araldit is good stuff.
I don't know how cold it is in Australia, but there it can be very comfy to drive in sub zero (Celsius) temperatures if you just have the right gear. Of course the colder it gets the more it affects how long and how fast you drive. If you don't have yet, try getting some good thick enduro equipment, waterproof and windproof stuff. If there is not snowing and water freezing you will be perfectly fine with those. In my opinion part of the charm of motorbiking is to experience different elements.
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