larryl Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 One little white wire can cause a lot of problems.... Both front windows wouldn't work along with the lock unlock buttons and the right side mirror New harness ordered until then I did a splice job so things function Can't complain I guess almost 180000 miles but why make the wires so small? Locosiete and 2late4u 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neto Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 I have a 46 Plymouth, and yes, of course it is 6 volt, so much larger gauge wire everywhere. I also had a 93 Chrysler T&C that I scrapped out after the Rust devil got it. I found various places where the wires were broken in the 93, especially in the engine harness, where movement of the engine results in constant flexing. I have compared the wiring in the two vehicles, gauge for gauge, and the difference, and the key in the case of wires that sustain daily flexing, is the strand count. The finer the strands, the more flexible they are, and the longer it will take before that flexing results in broken wires. (For an extreme example, compare automobile wire to stranded wire used in buildings where conduit is required. The building wire is available at a significantly lower cost, but the strand count is much lower for the same gauge. Very stiff in comparison.) Locosiete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted February 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 Installed the new harness and everything is good again 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallen126366 Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 What year and did you have to disable the airbag? My 2016 wire harness just broke and I'm unsure if I need to disable the airbag or if disconnecting the battery is enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted February 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 (edited) 2013 I just disconnected the neg battery terminal on the firewall then the positive. Edited February 26, 2023 by larryl John/Horace 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallen126366 Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 Thanks. I just ordered the part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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