Two questions for the assembled wisdom of the list....

1) I'm wondering how other inline 4 (I4?) people have coped with engine
bay  wiring connections.  The PO did the conversion on my 82 diesel;
everything works but there are some  electrical tape wiring splices that
I'd like to make cleaner....and less embarrasing to look at! FLAPS don't
seem to have obvious wiring connectors to do the job

The engine is a 1.8 jetta with CIS. Generally speaking, connections to
be dealt with are

A) 8 gauge red wire from + battery to the fuse block....originally to
the glow plug fuse & fuse block - difficult to find wiring connectors
for this size wire....don't know why PO cut the wire... Suggestions?

B)power supply  to coil from fuse block

C) power from fuse block to and , interconnections between  cold start
valve, thermo time switch etc. (there are about three or four wires all
spliced together) 

Does everyone else  have these  taped together?

2) I've got a  pool of oil at the base of the original oil dipstick on
the I4. Likely sources are dipstick/crankcase;oil cooler/crankcase;
distributor/crankcase. But they all look pretty dry. Anyone have any
experience of this/suggestions as to most likely spot for an oil leak? 

I've been reading the list for the past couple of months, and a BIG
THANKYOU to all who post...it's such a relief to find other people who
have dealt with the same problems!!!!!!!

Bill M.
'82 Jetta powered GL