Sounds reasonable. At what temperature does solder melt ? What engine area
temperatures should we expect? Heat shrink definitely.

Tim O

> So, I finally took my van into the mechanic today.  I'm not overly
> confident he will find my electric woes (van just dies, I've posted the
> problem before).
>
> In any case, I told him that I cut apart my wiring harness and he crimped
> the connections.  I told him that I would probably fix it with solder
> later.  He told me that crimp connections are better and do fine as long
> as you use that shrink tube stuff on it to keep out the corrision.  The
> basis for his arguement was that the solder can easily heat up and then
> the connection goes to hell.  He said he thought solder was better, but he
> learned this in some class he took a few years ago.
>
> Well, I'm not expert and am not too sure which theory I now believe, but
> thought I would post this view on the list.
>
> Blake
> 84 westy
> SLC, UT
>