86BLUEBIRD

I noticed that one of the 22 AWG wires on one of the connectors(gray connector) to the ignition coil was bare right at the connector and had a 1 inch gap with no insulation. Whats the easiest way to replace the wire? Go to a scrap yard and pull the connector and splice in or pull the whole cable and replace? I have no solder iron, but am a military certified solderer so could i just use wire nuts to splice or should i invest in a cheap iron?

KED85

Me?
I'd try this idea.
Made a shape around the wires (outta duct tape maybe the shiny side).
Pour in JB WELD Quick set.
Let it be
Remove the wrap & see what happens.
Or try a variation on that idea.
PS Shrink wrap doesn't work if ya splice length wise. I've tried that once & no luck.
I've had same problem & I just wrap electrical tape (for separation) & then cover whole thing in duct tape (holding separation & securing the electrical tape).
Works fine, been like this for years.

86BLUEBIRD

thanx. also, what types of problems could this exposed wire cause?

KED85

Let's see
exposed wiring
hummmm
living in Florida with lots of wonderful salty ocean air blowing around
hmmmm.......
I'm in same boat but on the right coast.
Mine has been like this for over 10 years and not a single problem as long as it's not played with or "disturbed".
Even the quick taped quick fix is better than corrosion by salt air.
I sliced in a tach feed off those wires that's how I know about your possible problem

86BLUEBIRD

Well when i come to a stop, sometimes my rpms will drop below 500 and then come back up to about 600. sometimes the idle is smooth and sometimes it gets a little shaky. I am getting the SES light for a code 032(EGR). Im not sure if the solenoid is causing the rpm drop or the exposed wire to the coil heating up or getting interference from the alternator

AM91Camaro_RS

I'd just go to the junk yard and get another one. That's what I did when I was making my adaptor harness for my MSD box. Copher's u-pull-it charged me like $2 for the coil plug. (I'm in Tampa, too!)

KED85

Tape it & see what happens cause I seriously doubt UNLESS YA GOT AN ORIGINAL COIL that that wiring is a "current" problem.
Oh a Funny!
As long as separated, not a problem and again I've got over 10 years & over 100,000 miles of engine wear in that area to back up, so it shouldn't be a problem at all.

TomP

What color was the wire? Did you just get the car? (I wonder if the previous owner installed a tachometer, and took it off when you got the car.)

86BLUEBIRD

I bought the car back in September and its only got about 56k miles on it. As far as I know the coil is original. I believe the wire in question was the black wire and it looks like the insulation shrunk back up about an inch up the wire. There are also some holes in the insulation of the gray wire.

KED85

I'd only suggest swapping on another coil in a spot like mine in pic and tape the wires.
One of the best simple upgrades is a new performance coil.
Eventually a 20 ish year old car coil is gonna fail. And leave you stranded.
The coil in this picture?
The plastic attaching clip has cracked so I am holding it together with stainless steel wire. Been this way for 5 years now.

Mr Badwrench

Go to the dealer and buy a replacment harness. They are about $30.00 and it comes with self sealing butt connectors that are water tight.