Engine Harness melted? - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

Iocane2099 · 10-28-2008, 11:04 PM

I took in my car because it was drawing amps and draining the battery, turns out part of my engine harness melted and caused a short. Has anybody had any issues like that? I never heard of this before. Apparently it also melted the pins to my abs control module and I think it's also the reason my license plate light melted through the plastic.

Shane@TM · 10-28-2008, 11:13 PM

sounds kind of crazy. i know when i put tranny's back in cars you have to be very carful with wiring down there. bumps, wind, things like that can bump wires onto the block or tranny. after rebuilds me and my dad do we always put that black plastic tube shits over the wires. the name of it slips my mind. best of luck.

YellowMenace · 10-28-2008, 11:58 PM

Some time after I swapped a 2000 v6 engine into my 94 v6 mustang, my harness came loose from the little tab on the tranny and fell over into the exhaust.

I'm guessing that since your didn't mention it, your harness melted from the inside rather than by falling on something hot.

I did have a short in my horn switch on a 69 F100 back in the day. The dang thing blew until I opened the hood and yanked the wire out of the horn. It was starting to melt.

10-28-2008, 11:04 PM	#1
Iocane2099 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 300	Engine Harness melted? I took in my car because it was drawing amps and draining the battery, turns out part of my engine harness melted and caused a short. Has anybody had any issues like that? I never heard of this before. Apparently it also melted the pins to my abs control module and I think it's also the reason my license plate light melted through the plastic. __________________ Car: 2004 Oxford White, 5spd Mods: Intake Spacer, JLT Ram Air, SLP Catted X, SLP LM II, MGW Orange Shifter, Hurst White Ball, 4.10's, 31 Spline FRPP Cobra Carrier, FRPP Axles, Aluminum DS, Drilled/slotted rotors, 18x9 18x10 Black DD Bullitts, 295/35/18 and 275/35/18 Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta

10-28-2008, 11:13 PM	#2
Shane@TM Toledo Mustangs Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: toledo, ohio Posts: 1,433	Re: Engine Harness melted? sounds kind of crazy. i know when i put tranny's back in cars you have to be very carful with wiring down there. bumps, wind, things like that can bump wires onto the block or tranny. after rebuilds me and my dad do we always put that black plastic tube shits over the wires. the name of it slips my mind. best of luck. __________________ Toledo Mustang Club Under the knife AGAIN! "The more you mod it, the more it breaks" CRT PERFORMANCE TUNED

10-28-2008, 11:58 PM	#3
YellowMenace Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Schertz, TX Posts: 2,639	Re: Engine Harness melted? Some time after I swapped a 2000 v6 engine into my 94 v6 mustang, my harness came loose from the little tab on the tranny and fell over into the exhaust. I'm guessing that since your didn't mention it, your harness melted from the inside rather than by falling on something hot. I did have a short in my horn switch on a 69 F100 back in the day. The dang thing blew until I opened the hood and yanked the wire out of the horn. It was starting to melt. __________________ Zinc yellow NMRA Factory Stock configuration Coyote 5.0 engine, FRPP Control Pack and a bunch of other stuff. Best ET in this configuration 10.693@123

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