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- From: rakoczynskij@gtephx.UUCP (Jurek Rakoczynski)
- Subject: Re: Autolite PowerSeal wires not recommended
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.162808.20337@gtephx.UUCP>
- Organization: AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona
- References: <1992Jul27.152650.15354@kronos.arc.nasa.gov>
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- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:28:08 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul27.152650.15354@kronos.arc.nasa.gov>, chucko@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Chuck Fry) writes:
-
- [most of the story about Autolite PowerSeal wires deleted]
- >
- > But in the process of removing two of the plug wires, I tore two of
- > the boots, one completely separating. The wire inside the completely
- > broken one had obvious signs of overheating at the termination. It
- > appears this wire had never made a good connection, and a year of use
- > had caused the insulation and the boot to become brittle. I suspect
- > that the plastic used in the boots does not stand up well to high
- > temperatures, and the temperatures behind a V-6 in the Taurus must get
- > pretty fierce. But that does not excuse bad terminations right out of
- > the box. So much for lifetime guarantees.
-
- It may have been bad out of the box, but it may also have been bad
- installation that damage the wire/terminal contact.
-
- The brittle boot condition as you descibe it sounds more like arcing
- related ozone induced deterioration. Though heat certainly
- contributes to the problem.
-
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