I'd like to sleeve the glow plug wires on the passenger side and am having a heck of a time finding high heat sleeving. My wires that go next to the starter got roasted - as well as where the two transition from fusible link wiring to silicone.

Two things I've found: Local NAPA has a silicone coated fiberglass sleeve (about 3/8" dia) that is rated for 1200 degrees but is $40 for 12 feet :eek:. It's nice stuff - and local. But spendy.


Here is a product by Mr Gasket - I cannot get it locally, though.

Scroll down and find the Thermo Shield Colored Thermal Sleeving.

http://www.mrgasket.com/newproducts/flyers/74093G.pdf

$20 and free shipping from Ebay. Item #270451548577

Anyone got recommendations?

Chaser

That Mr Gasket stuff looks interesting.. and cheep enough... Let us know how it works out......

Let us know how it works out......

Yeah...it figures that's the recommendation I'd get! LOL!

Got a color preference? :p:

I think I'll give the Mr G stuff a try. I'm going w/ silver so I can more easily see it failing...

Found it for $16 shipped. Ebay item 270266892149

Chaser

I'd do blue so it matches up with big blue. But thats me and my truck. lol

I may pick that stuff up when i redo my glow plugs. Looks legit

I've always had good success with mr. gasket products. Those thermal sleeves would def work, depending on the diameter of wire they are supposed to sleeve over. Heck, they may even slip over the glow plugs and connectors, which would prevent the heat/dry cracking and deteriorating of the connectors. Good investment.

http://www.bulkwire.com/product.asp?ProdID=7600 Would something like this work? We used to use teflon coated wire in some of our applications. This coating is good for 392 degrees. Doesn't sound that hot but we couldn't turn it soft or shrink it with a Mapp gas torch. I am not sure of the heat we are generating here, but I am looking to replace mine also.

Theront

I got mine from are local napa store, they had 3 sizes and I think I paid about $7.

Summit Racing has it too.
Ted

For the money the new line of Mr Gasket Inferno-shield stuff looks pretty promising and may also be a way to replace some of the factory firewall material that is deteriorating.

I may look at using some of the heat reflective blanketing to keep the airbox cooler...but then I dunno if dropping 40 degrees IAT makes a hill of beans or not...seems like a good idea in theory.

Chaser

Should be equivalent to the two glow leads that connect under the turbo.

It would be nice to have a roll of that high temp stuff around for occasional use.

The fusible link wire actually does really well except under the turbo where they transition to silicone/PTFE. That is where my connectors got totally fried. Mine is 14 yrs old and was intact except for 3 leads. So I'm replacing those leads w/ new fusible link wire and crimping leads 6 and 7 directly to the two PTFE leads - then sleeving it all w/ INFERNO SHIELD !!! (at least on the passengers side...)

Chaser

http://www.bulkwire.com/product.asp?ProdID=7600 Would something like this work? We used to use teflon coated wire in some of our applications. This coating is good for 392 degrees. Doesn't sound that hot but we couldn't turn it soft or shrink it with a Mapp gas torch. I am not sure of the heat we are generating here, but I am looking to replace mine also.

Theront