TOY: Re: Knock Sensors

[Karl Bellve <Karl.Bellve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ed,

I think you are right. I soldered it up and used some heat shrink
tubing.

I think you can buy the Knock Sensor wires separately from the main
harness.


Ed Wong wrote:
> 
> Karl:
> 
> I doubt that the "loop" was intentional. Im assuming
> that the loop was between the "plug" to the knock
> sensor and the EFI computer (on the Supra harness)?
> 
> Anyway - Ive seen this happen with perlon cord (perlon
> has a braided strand thats encased in a woven sheath -
> in may ways similar to wire). If the inner core is
> "twisted" when its placed inside the sheath, it forces
> its way out with a "perfect" loop.
> My guess is that the person assembling the wire had a
> "twist" in the wire (not a loop - a slight twist -
> possibly caused by getting to the bottom of the spool
> where the wire is wound tighter). If cut out the
> section and splice in a new section of wire. Of if yer
> made of money - buy a new OEM harness :)
> {Just fer yucks - go price one - I ROTFLMAO  when I
> asked)
> 
> One thing to be aware of if you create a soldered
> splice - the soldered section will be "stiff". Try to
> create the solder section where it wont be forced to
> flex. Also realize that the flex points are now going
> to be at the ends of the soldered section. Encasing
> the entire section in shrink wrap tubing can help with
> some of the flexing by creating a sort of "flex"
> spring to the wiring loom.
> 
> EWong
> 

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