Zip Tie Madness

**Tank** · 6th April 2008, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by rovercare

When working in construction where the standard practice is to cut with sidecutters, you simply learn to be careful of where you put your mittens

When working on Trucks with heaps of airlines, pipes and wiring all zip tied, running inside the chassis rail and all over the place and you have to get your mitt down between the chassis and a whopping big engine it sometimes gets a wee bit hard to see these little black daggers sticking out everywhere, if you cant trim them at least rotate them so the sharp bit is not protruding, Regards Frank.

**barney** · 6th April 2008, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Tank

I got 12 stitches in a cur at the base of my thumb from a zip tie that was trimmed with a pair of pliers, Regards Frank.

you should be a little more careful then.
i'd hate to see the state you'd be in after doing some deck work, you think cable ties can cut you, mate! spend a day running conduits through steel work and see what sort of damage the cut off tie-wire can do.

you'll come out looking like you've been wrestling a pack of feral cats all day

**Relay** · 6th April 2008, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by barney

me too! sparkies call 'em cable ties, because they are used to tie cables, get it?

Seriously? And here I thought they were just for interesting weekend activities. I'll have to stop winding my cables round and round other harnesses now wont I?

On the slicing versus cutter issue. I carry...dont fall over...a nail file. Sharp bits irritate me too.

**Sprint** · 6th April 2008, 11:17 PM

back to the original issue, try using some small ID split corrugated conduit to sleeve the plug leads, wrap em up in leccy tape to keep the dirt and crap up, the split corrugated conduit will add an extra level of mechanical, electrical and thermal insulation

as for cable ties, ffs definitely cut them properly, if i can get away with it in places where there is likely to be a cut hazard, i'll burr the cut end by smacking it with my pliers

**dobbo** · 6th April 2008, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by Relay

Seriously? And here I thought they were just for interesting weekend activities. I'll have to stop winding my cables round and round other harnesses now wont I?

On the slicing versus cutter issue. I carry...dont fall over...a nail file. Sharp bits irritate me too.

FMD next thing you'll be going all girlie on us and carrying lipstick and perfume in the County.

**Irish** · 9th April 2008, 08:35 PM

2006 after a day in Toolangi forest!!!

Sorry for the size of the image, not too good with the posting of photos!!

**stirlsilver** · 9th April 2008, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by Sprint

back to the original issue, try using some small ID split corrugated conduit to sleeve the plug leads, wrap em up in leccy tape to keep the dirt and crap up, the split corrugated conduit will add an extra level of mechanical, electrical and thermal insulation

as for cable ties, ffs definitely cut them properly, if i can get away with it in places where there is likely to be a cut hazard, i'll burr the cut end by smacking it with my pliers

I like the conduit Idea, might do that after I get some new leads though. But there is a few issues I need to sort out before I get onto the leads. Such as getting the mechanical advance of my distributor done.

RonMcGr · 10th April 2008, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by stirlsilver

I like the conduit Idea, might do that after I get some new leads though. But there is a few issues I need to sort out before I get onto the leads. Such as getting the mechanical advance of my distributor done.

Try and find a reconditioned one. A lot cheaper.
If you cant get one down there let me know and I'll arrange one from up here.

Cheers,
Ron

**rick130** · 10th April 2008, 06:47 AM

back to the original problem of spark scatter/cross firing with the leads, I vote change the leads.

I had a 351C with 11.75:1 CR using a Scorcher/Holden/Bosch HE ignition running on LPG and never had a problem. (and FWIW I was running Eagle leads at the time, purely as they were made locally and I could get them for a good price)

**stirlsilver** · 10th April 2008, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Try and find a reconditioned one. A lot cheaper.
If you cant get one down there let me know and I'll arrange one from up here.

Cheers,
Ron

There is nothing wrong with my distributor, it's just that the mechanical advance is wrong for the engine, there is too much advance beyond 3000 rpm and it starts to pink. So i've had a quote for $200 to get the distributor overhauled and the mechanical advance changed. I would imagine that if I were to get a recoed one, I would still have the advance problem?

Originally Posted by rick130

back to the original problem of spark scatter/cross firing with the leads, I vote change the leads.

I had a 351C with 11.75:1 CR using a Scorcher/Holden/Bosch HE ignition running on LPG and never had a problem. (and FWIW I was running Eagle leads at the time, purely as they were made locally and I could get them for a good price)

Rick, what thickness/style of lead were you running? I've got 10.5mm queensland ignition leads at the moment (the company is queensland ignition). Is cross fire within the distributor cap ever a problem? or is it always outside that you get crossfire?

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