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Re: [oletrucks] Truck Wiring

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Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Truck Wiring
From: Alan Gingles <agingles@nucleus.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 15:29:00 -0700
Mike Auser wrote:
> 
> The next project on my '48 Chevy 1/2 ton is to rewire it.  I'm going to do
> it from scratch rather than buying a harness and am wondering how to best
> protect the wires running along the frame.  Most harnesses seem to be
> wrapped tightly in electrician's tape, but that seems tedious.  I was
> considering using rock guard tubing (ribbed plastic tubing that has a slit
> for inserting the wires),  but fear that it may trap water.  A fellow list
> member suggested using heat shrink tubing.  Suggestions?  I will be using
> modern wires (rather than cloth) and am wondering what I should use for
> color coding.  Is their a resource on the web that would detail this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike Auser
> '48 Chevy 1/2 ton
> '52 Chevy 1/2 ton


Mike, 

        I used the rock guard tubing for my '48, seems to work ok. 

Alan Gingles
1948 Chevy 1314
http://www.nucleus.com/~agingles
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