+1. And moth balls in an open weave bag, strategically placed has worked well for me so far.
Rats ate my wiring. Need help.
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crazyal
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It really comes down to how handy you are. I've rebuilt lots of wire harnesses over the years. Sometimes mice damage, somethings damage from a wire getting too hot, and even corroded wires. It's not that hard, just can be a little time consuming. If I had to repair a harness that got cut I would rather stagger out the splices if possible than just create a large lump. If the harness will see the elements I will solder the joints and use heat shrink to seal the fix over a crimped on connector. The crimp on connectors will work but you will want to seal them as well use a compound to prevent corrosion. A soldered joint is much smaller in diameter than a butt splice connector and are less prone to causing issues down the road as things age.
Zebrafive
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I got very lucky (for the repair, not the fact it was damaged), we had put our daughter's 2004 Impala out by the road with a FOR SALE sign on it. A week later I wanted to move it to mow. No start. I FINALLY found the varmints chewed a sub harness from the trunk floor to the fuel tank. There was an access panel in the trunk for replacing the intank fuel pump. I went to the salvage yard, found an Impala someone else had pulled the fuel pump from and left the sub harness. Easy unplug and take it home. I paid $7 for it, plugged it in our Impala and it started right up!
just a footnote for the already good advice on your problem. rodents don't like to nest in daylight areas. i notice a lot of hoods open on stored vehicles etc. on my rural dirt road...... i cover my tractor w/tarp, then open hood. plus a container of aforementioned m'balls close to radiator or elsewhere on engine away from exh manifold, etc. (btw they eventually evaporate) some say dryer sheets also work to do the trick... so daylight + repellent should help
good luck, been there before.
good luck, been there before.
