At 03:46 PM 10/5/2009, T Collins wrote:
>Say that I found a wire to the Temp 2 sensor stripped of its shell, but that
>the wire looks intact to the ground. What type of issues would that cause?

If it's a ground wire, none at all.  If it's the active wire to the
ECU, shorting it to ground would tell the ECU that the engine is
warm, probably cause starting/warmup trouble.

>Would it be better to cut the offending wire and put it some new wire? or
>Would it be appropriate to use electrical tape to cover the exposed area

Electrical tape will get sticky in that hot environment.  "Liquid
electrical tape" would be better -- it's vinyl in solvent, comes in a
four-ounce can with a brush inside.  Any marine store should have it,
likely FLAPS as well.  Vinyl "handle dip" or "liquid rope end/liquid
whipping/dip-n-whip" are similar but without the brush.  Handle dip
is probably thicker in <can't think of the word -- texture> and makes
thicker layers.  But if it's a ground it won't make any difference
except keeping the wire protected from corrosion and physical damage.

Yrs,
d