Ah Rats! Seriously...living under the hood...

[DavidT]

So apparently a rat was living in my newly acquired sho. It runs great, so what do these 2 eatin through lines do? Could this be why my abs light is on?
(I just now installed that white connector...)

 

[Devin]

How does your heater work?

 

[NoSlo]

Better question - how does your window washer work?


The vacuum hose maybe is the fuel tank vapor line; whatever it is, you can just patch that section with new vacuum hose and some RTV.

 

[DavidT]

Got heat. Not cold, lol. Ah yes, that smaller line reminded me of windshield washer fluid! Thanks!
But wait# theres more!

 

[DavidT]

I have no idea how this sho runs like a beast... in that last pic. .. the wire in the loom... it is in 2 pcs. It looks like a ground of some sort. (That's the edge of the battery on the right) Anone know what it is?

 

[rubydist]

there are abs wires in that bundle that goes through the firewall at the very far passenger side of the firewall, so its possible they chewed on one or more of those.

there is a smaller ground that comes off the battery and runs to the chassis in the last photo. I can't quite tell what that is in the pic.

apparently, you need to get some D-con rodent feed...

 

[tommyturbo]

I had an issue at one point with rodents on some cars that sit in the back yard. only thing that worked is those ultrasonic noise maker things. Haven't had an issue since. Tried all the baits, feed, glue traps, etc. Plus last thing you want is to have it eat that and then die someplace in your car.

 

[pjtoledo]

I had an issue at one point with rodents on some cars that sit in the back yard. only thing that worked is those ultrasonic noise maker things. Haven't had an issue since. Tried all the baits, feed, glue traps, etc. Plus last thing you want is to have it eat that and then die someplace in your car.

or within reach of a pet

also be on the lookout for chipmunks

 

[DavidT]

here's that wire in the last pic that has been chewed in 2 pieces. There are 3 wires inside the sheath/loom. One of which is completely severed. Does that p/N ring a bell with anyone?

 

[NoSlo]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272401605468

Just patch the broken wire.

Here's the list of all connectors on that harness (not that it matters), for example 170 is the ABS test port:
C14290 100 M
C14290 1000
C14290 1001
C14290 1008 3.0L SHO
C14290 1009 3.0L SHO
C14290 101 M
C14290 1012
C14290 1013
C14290 1022
C14290 1030
C14290 1032
C14290 1044
C14290 1045
C14290 1046
C14290 1047
C14290 1048
C14290 1049
C14290 105 F
C14290 1050
C14290 1051
C14290 1052
C14290 1053
C14290 1054
C14290 1055
C14290 1056
C14290 1057
C14290 1066 M
C14290 118 M
C14290 122 (F) (3.0L) (3.0L FFV) (3.8L)
C14290 122 (M) (3.0L SHO) (3.2L SHO)
C14290 123 M
C14290 130 F
C14290 138
C14290 139
C14290 142
C14290 153
C14290 154
C14290 164
C14290 165
C14290 166
C14290 170
C14290 176
C14290 186
C14290 2039
C14290 2040
C142901 113 M
C142901 116 F

 

[DavidT]

Lol. I did. Hope I don't catch my sho on fire. I also saw that harness on ebay when I googled that p/n. But as far as I could tell. .. everything was working. My ABS light DID go OFF for a few minutes AFTER I patched it (thinking that had something to do with it) but it lit back up after a moment. Lol

 

[NoSlo]

You have to read the ABS codes to find the fault. Typically something like one of the ABS pump module solenoids being burnt out.