How do you clean the wiring harness underneath the seat ? I don't want to short anything out. But I have ten years of crud under there.
Scary guestion or a dumb one.
- Thread starter Road Rider
- Start date
When i was a youth and anal i would spray the engine compartments of my pride and joys with de- greaser.....And hose them down..[64 Cuda' 65 442...And 68 Charger]...
And haven't cleaned an engine since 69...... :Shrug:...Sometimes dirt is good it leave a protective coating.....:laugh:...
Not a scary or dumb question, good to see people doing maintenance.
Mix up a spray bottle of Dawn detergent and water. 2 TBS to a quart of water. Wet the area with a gentle hose stream, then spray the area(s) you wish to clean. Using a 'chip brush' or other handy long bristle brush, and use it to help the stubborn soils. Rinse with a gentle stream of water. If your wiring is in good shape and stock, this should wash without damage. Even if there are butt connectors and/or other wiring things added, the water should not cause damage. If there are connectors/ends that seem to retain a bit of water, use WD40 with a tube on the nozzle for pinpoint application, and apply sparingly to areas of concern.
A gentle blow out with compressed air after will help dry, but I would be cautious about getting too close, and forcing water in places. A hair dryer works well also. 'Drip Dry' is also a good option.
I would be hesitant to use a pressure washer. :xzqxz:
Depending upon how powerful the spray washer is it will take all the wax Off-paint it will take a pin-striping off and the strip off the decals
.. Besides pushing water into places you don’t want water being pushed into
..
GONE
Tooth brush a little elbo grease air compressor gently cover it get up and go down to the bar and get a cold BEER
:clapping:
Tooth brush a little elbo grease air compressor gently cover it get up and go down to the bar and get a cold BEER
:clapping:
I don't care how well you think wiring is wrapped or sealed, never attempt to clean it with a power washer. If you must clean wiring under a seat where it's not seen, use soft cloths & a very light mist of a protectant & gently wipe. I don't know about HDs, but to force high pressure water into wiring under the seat on a Honda GL, etc … is an invitation to future problems with corrosion at plugs, terminals, splices, those blue Scotchlok connectors, even into components. I also never use pressure washer around wheels or steering stems or swing arm pivots, too easy to drive water past seals.
Just not a good idea.
Just not a good idea.
But I need negative ground to replace the smoke in mine. Where do I get that? I've used wire-caps to contain the smoke at the unused ends, but some still leaks out. So I need to top it off a little like you do with tires and air pressure. Humidity seems to result in more smoke leaking as well and it's been quite humid so far this year. So I need some negative ground wire harness smoke replacement. I just can't seem to find any anywhere and you would think someone like Lucas would have made it available for those of us on this side of the pond. :Shrug::Shrug::Shrug:
Last edited:
Similar threads
Share this page
