Which gauge wire on harness?

[jgrisham02633]

I am trying to retro fit my '96 faststrike to my old controls etc. I want to change the connectors on the old controls to the newer deutsch style connectors that are on the new harness. I can order a kit to do this but I need to know what size pins to order? 14-16 or 16-18 hard to say wich ones for sure without having the parts in hand to compare and don't want to order both sizes needlesslly. Can anyone help me with this please?

 

[WillyBWright]

Re: Which gauge wire on harness?

You don't need to do that. There are adapters available. When they first came out, a lot of dealers still had the old style controls in stock. So they made adapters that made those usable for the new motors. I don't know if they're still available, but I would hope they are. Some dealers may have a few collecting dust otherwise. Worth looking into.

 

[jgrisham02633]

Re: Which gauge wire on harness?

Thanks WillyBWright,<br /> My old wiring is all cut, splice, and wire nut type wiring, I could do the same but I was hoping to use these deutsch type connector as they seem to be well designed for this type of application. So I guess the question still stands - Thanks

 

[DHPMARINE]

Re: Which gauge wire on harness?

Not sure exactly what you re trying to do,but most of the wires are 16 ga.When I have to rewire things,I use uninsulated crimp connectors.(crimp,solder,and heatshrink them).<br /><br />DHP