I have to replace a section of the wire harness. It looks like it got wet or sat near a fuel tank that was leaking fumes, or something. The wire is all brittle, black, and the insulation cracks when you bend it. Only in this area though, so I'm going to order some proper matching wire (not easy to find), and then patch in the new harness (26 connectors - that will be fun).
Here's the typical wire, I wanted to make it work, but it's just obvious that it's a bad idea:
The insulation on this stuff just crackles and breaks if you try to bend it even slightly:
I came across this component, which I've seen on and off throughout the years. I thought this was a terminal block, but there appears to be resistance across the terminals, so I'm not 100% sure. I think I've seen them before on cars I was parting out - it's not completely foreign to me, but I never took a very close look or investigated. I don't have an electrical diagram for this car, so it's anyone's guess where each wire goes exactly, but I think it's for the electric motor to raise the headlamps. I'm still confused as to what this thing is, I have not seen one of these before:
-Wayne