Distibutor Wires

[jbrown]

Hey guys,

Longtime no post, but that's a good thing! So I was having start and spark problems it was the plug to the top of the radiator all the wires were broken off of the terminals. So I dug out those terminals resoldered them and placed the back inside. It was the biggest pain. And that pain broke. So I was wondering what you guys either from expeirence or common sense. Its my birthday and I'm stuck at a shop with everything in it. I need the best option.

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[koRnhead]

Cut a new pigtail from a junkyard festy. And solder that it.

[bravekozak]

To reterminate means no solder. I pop the terminals out of the original connector, then crimp new open barrel terminals on each wire, then pop them back in. I buy all my terminals from Eastern Beaver. They are identical to the .250 brass, factory terminals. Everyone should have some extra Yazaki terminals. The are cents each. Get a whole bunch of stuff. The minimum order is $20. Also buy an open barrel crimper on eBay. You will laugh at any wiring problem. You will never splice or solder wires again.
I rewired my Festiva. No shorts. No problems. Factory specs.

[jbrown]

The forum comes through again! I'm just going to solder it for a few days and order a whole ton of those. My wiring is falling apart but the engine is strong as an ox.... well a baby ox...

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[bravekozak]

They are expensive, but the Hero terminal remover is my favorite tool.
It pays for itself, when you reuse old connectors. Just go to the junk yard, cut a bunch of connectors off, go home and release the terminals.
Remember that there are three different size barrels, depending on the wire gauge you are using. make sure you get a mix. 30% of the small gauge, 60% of the medium gauge and 10% of the large gauge. In addition to the .250" brass, tangless spade terminals (male and female), be sure to get a bunch of .090" pin terminals (male and female) as well.
Check out the condition of the terminals to your starter connector in your engine compartment. I find that it also has a tendency to be heavily oxidized or on the verge of breaking. They are .312", one large and one narrow (male + female).

I will post a how to video in the spring.
Good luck.

[jbrown]

I replaced those a couple weeks ago with the starter. Old electrical connectors. Gotta love them.