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Originally posted by hardflex
Is there an easy fix for the wires where they attach to the plug which goes into the injectors on a DJet. Can the copper connectors be removed from the plastic plug and soldered/crimped? If not, is it possible to solder it in the plastic without melting it?
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easy fix is to send a note to Bowlsby, who shows up here on this BBS from time to time. (Or try his last name @ aol . com ) Send him your old harness and a decent sum of money and you'll get back a harness that, to my eye, is better than yours was when it was first installed in your car.
If you don't want to do that, then you can pull the metal contacts out of the plugs. You have to reach in from the "front" side (that goes onto the injectors) with either a special tool or a very stiff and slender piece of metal. A buddy of mine used an electronics "pot tweaker" screwdriver, and had to grind it down to fit.
If you look at the front side of the plug, you'll notice that the holes for the contacts look like upside-down 'T' shapes. A tab on the contact hooks into something inside of that 'T'. Push the wire forward a little bit, put your release tool into the leg of the T, and try to push the tab toward the rest of the connector. Pull on the wire gently. It should slide right out; if not then keep fiddling until you get the tab pushed out of the way.
The metal contacts are crimped on. 1/8-inch barbed female spade terminals are very close to the original parts, though they fit just a little oddly. They are crimped on and not soldered. Whether or not to solder (or just crimp) new contacts is somewhat controversial.
--DD