Sealing the electrical system

**Nj400EX** · 03-07-2002, 04:41 PM

should i put some silicone in the back of all the electrical plugs where the wire goes into the harness ? just a thought to keep the wires from corroding

**400exdad** · 03-08-2002, 11:12 AM

Get some silicone grease, take all the plugs apart, especially the small ones that have a bunch of wires going into them. Squirt or push some grease into the connections and push'em back together. The grease will blow out the back end of the connector. I think that should do it.

I did it to all mine when I got my 400 because another friend who uses purple stuff on his quad.... well the copper connectors inside the plastic housings were pretty much gone when I was troubleshooting his charging problem. He had to buy a whole new harness to make it right.

**big-guy** · 03-08-2002, 12:05 PM

What you want to use is dielectric grease, or vaseline, as they won't affect conductivity, and will keep water out. I'm not aware of anything that will withstand purple stuff...(castrol superclean, right?)

**Nj400EX** · 03-08-2002, 01:41 PM

I think i'll use the dielectric grease , i have an unlimited amount of it at work . Also do you think shrink wrapping the whole harness is a good idea ? I can do it tight enough to the point that NO moisture will get in . One more thing , besides that joke of a tool kit Honda gives you , what other tools should i bring with me ? My RM125 used to foul plugs left and right so i used to ride with an open end wrench zip tied to my chest protector and an extra plug duct taped to the back of my helmet LoL

**400exdad** · 03-09-2002, 04:35 PM

The dielectric grease is really what I was talking about when I said silicone grease. I work at a utility company and we use it on our high voltage connections. I am pretty extreme (another word for anal)

when it comes to building and maintaining stuff... But I think the shrinkwrapping the whole harness is way over!

As far as extra tools...... you don't need any. 4-stroke Honda's never break down! Whatever you take, somebody else will borrow!

**Deathbringer** · 03-12-2002, 11:23 PM

Shrink tubing works great.. all you do is put the grease all over everything you want to protect.....extra heavy on the connection part and then slide the tubing back over... grab your hairdryer and heat it up the compression of the tubing will cause the grease to shoot out the ends and make that baby just about impossible to get water into. Us two different sizes... one that is over sized to cover the connection and one that will shrink really tight over just the wires..once you are done shrinking the big one and the grease comes out, then slide the small ones up over the open end and shrink them down... you now have a super tight seal..I did it to a neon flag I made and it has worked awesome...no water.
If you don't quite understand look at the picture below it will show you what I mean..

03-13-2002, 07:29 AM

Will that tubing stop a 60 pound black lab??? Mine chewed up my electical system last night,,I've got 12 wires chewed in half..

**Deathbringer** · 03-13-2002, 09:06 AM

No.... but my glock will...hehe

Sorry to hear that man

**mysticfalcon** · 03-13-2002, 09:36 AM

wow same thing happend to me at work this week but it was my cnc lathe at work and asquirel had made a nest in the control pannel out of a few hundred wires over the weekend.

03-13-2002, 10:35 AM

Well I got most of the wires reconnected except the plug that goes on the regulater,,it's gonna be tricky gettin them wires reconnected....and I new wire assembly is like $90 so I'm gonna jerry rig it and hope for the best..

Mystic,,,how the heck did a squirrel get IN your work building??

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