Sometimes in the world of automotive electrical repair you just don’t have the right sized terminal for a particular application. Here is one of my work arounds when I run into a heavy ring terminal that had a small wire attached to it. The terminal on the left fits the wire and the terminal on … Continue reading “Fitting a small wire to a large terminal.”
This 1996 Nissan Pathfinder came in with cranking problems and one of the first things that I noticed was that the positive battery cable end had been replaced and that the crimp connection seemed questionable at best. Upon closer inspection is was just plain bad. I was able to easily pull the cable out of … Continue reading “1996 Nissan Pathfinder, Installing a New Positive Battery Terminal”
This vehicle came in with the complaint that the blower motor would work sometimes but recently it had gotten to where it did not work at all. I hardly ever see vehicles this old in my shop anymore. This is one problem that I have fixed dozens if not hundreds of times over the years … Continue reading “GM Cars & Trucks 1960’s, 1970’s & 1980’s, Blower Inoperative Erratic”
A friend of mine brought in a set of battery cables off of a golf cart that he was working on to have the cable ends repaired. He asked what I thought caused the problem and I told him it was simply a badly designed terminal and connection process. While working on the cables I … Continue reading “Battery Cable Ring Terminal Repair”
Just about anyone with basic mechanical skills can splice in a new harness connector. However doing it so it fits properly and looks good is an entirely different thing. On this coolant temperature sensor harness replacement I started by removing the factory tape the finishes the split loom installation. The split loom needs to be … Continue reading “How to Replace a Wiring Harness Connector”