Year: 2013, Model: FLTRU
I have a tech question regarding the throttle position actuator wiring harness connector. The wire harness has rubbed the insulation off of the top wire on the connector and I am wondering if I can just cut and splice two- or three-inch extensions on all six wires to the connector without messing up the continuity of the wires.
If I understand this system correctly, it uses a correlation factor to retain five volts across the high and low side of the system, and I need to know if soldering the wires could create too much resistance for this continuity to be interpreted correctly by the ECM. Apparently the wire harness has to be replaced completely in order to correct this issue to factory specs as there are no connectors between the TCA and the main harness.
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If a wire only has insulation missing in an area, we would suggest that you pull the corresponding pin from the induction module plug. Repair the damaged area with heat shrink, and re-install pin into the plug. If you feel the need to replace a small length of wire, you should be fine. However, we would not disrupt any (more) wires that are still in good condition.
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2 Responses to “Missing Wire Insulation”
Liquid tape is the best and easy fix as long as your only problem is missing insulation---Easy Cheap permanent fix.
Totally agree with that Scenio