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Offline Taylor

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Poor Electrical Install
« on: November 20, 2019, 08:28:56 AM »
Here is a photo of the electrical problems I found under the hood. I stated but removing the plastic loom, then under the electable tape I find Duct Tape.
I wonder if this was the Normal practice?
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Re: Poor Electrical Install
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2019, 11:40:00 AM »
Quote from: Taylor on November 20, 2019, 08:28:56 AM
then under the electable tape I find Duct Tape.


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Re: Poor Electrical Install
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2019, 03:03:34 PM »
Could be worse of course, aluminum tape would be marginally worse. Otherwise i seem to remember seeing that.
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Re: Poor Electrical Install
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2019, 05:58:53 PM »
I think that was SOP for that time. I've owned 4 wagons and I ran across that several times.
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