 Can I install a snorkel with the harness in the car? From the back. |
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| morehills |
 Jan 29 2025, 01:11 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 115 Joined: 2-March 23 From: Great Barrington, MA Member No.: 27,202 Region Association: North East States 
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Can I work backwards from the taillight wires and thread the snorkel up to the firewall? I think I can clear the major wires but the larger end of the snorkel would need to be pushed through the hole in the engine shelf. My car is a six with numerous mods to the harness. I'll do it right one day when I strip the car for a repaint, installing a new harness, but for now I need to find a simple solution.
If it's not possible to do this from the rear, what alternative have folks used to protect the harness wires in this location? Thanks, John Attached image(s) 
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| Dion |
Jan 29 2025, 02:14 PM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,905 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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its a bear with fresh rubber, after feeding all wires in, generous amount of glycerine to force into firewall. CSOB version: slit the snorkel down the middle, encase loom. Wrap with quality heat resistant, waterproof tape. Good luck!
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| BillC |
Jan 29 2025, 04:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 678 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Dion @ Jan 29 2025, 03:14 PM)  its a bear with fresh rubber, after feeding all wires in, generous amount of glycerine to force into firewall. CSOB version: slit the snorkel down the middle, encase loom. Wrap with quality heat resistant, waterproof tape. Good luck! As an alternative to the tape, you can use CA superglue to glue the edges of the cut snorkel back together. My snorkel was cracked & torn and it glued back very nicely. |
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| morehills |
Jan 29 2025, 04:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 115 Joined: 2-March 23 From: Great Barrington, MA Member No.: 27,202 Region Association: North East States
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That may be the ticket BillC. I'm not eager to pull all the rear wires to snake this through. It looks like a nasty project.
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| ClayPerrine |
Jan 30 2025, 11:19 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,487 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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Yes, pulling the wiring from the rear of the car back into the engine compartment is a bear of a job.
But do it RIGHT. Take your time, pull the wiring back to the engine compartment, and feed it through the snorkel. Tape the wire into a tapered bundle, and lots of silicone spray make it easier. But it will never be an easy job. But it is worth it. I am doing it on my big six right now. And I am adding in all the wiring for the new MS3Pro ecu. That makes the bundle quite a bit bigger. I don't think I can cram anything else in there. Good luck. |
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| Root_Werks |
Jan 31 2025, 04:08 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,744 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Pulling the harness from the rear is easier if I recall. There are less ends and plugs that have to be disassembled. I had to do this on my six conversion as the wiring was a mess. Funny part is, I SHOULD have bought a new snorkel! Old one was really nice so I didn't even think about a new one.
Duh. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) |
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