You'd be proud of me, Ray. Well, apparently while my oldest daughter was borrowing my 1998 Frontier a packrat or similar chewed through the AC lines to the drier pressure switch and also the horn wires. I got the harness released from under the horizontal support and removed electrical tape to get to the intact wire ends; the connectors were usable, will solder to the patch-wires. Update: All fixed, soldered on new wires, AC and horn work. I could release the wiring harness from under the front metal support bar, and open it up to get to the chewed-off wires. Fortunately the connector for the pressure switch on the AC drier was salvageable.
ok great conclusion and i love the "if it ends in a 7 its a problem engine" lmao. My nephew has a 4.7 dakota and its a beast 5 spd manual but we are always working on it, stay safe tonight enjoy the night air when you can but not at the expense of your life friend.
Ray, you're not soldering, you're welding...LOL. However, whatever you are doing is perfectly acceptable and I am SURE everything is CORRECT. Well done, sir.
If you've got some heat shrink tube that's a bit too small, get some thin needle nose pliers in there, open em up and spread it a bit. You can enlarge it a surprising amount before it fails. Good work dude! 🤘🏼
You may not have realized it, but you demonstrated a very effective diagnostic technique. It's called common point diagnosis. CPD. When several circuits are involved, look for what is common among them. You did it well.
Ray, I think Eric O.s wire repair method is the best. He uses non-insulated butt connectors (which are very tiny) and covers those with marine heat shrink. The advantage of this is lack of bulk and a certainty of the crimp as nothing is hidden by the insulation. The spike used on non-insulated crimpers puts a lot more force on the connector and insures a good connection.
That has got to be almost as gratifying as the first start on the Ford you just completed. It's amazing how just moving one wire at just the right time can reveal what hours of diag may lead you in circles before throwing the cannon at it and still no cure. That's why they should just come to you first!! Stay safe!!!
You must have heard of snow days up north ?, think of them as opposite of hurricanes but freezing. I have my best memories from big storm events. Everybody changes gear, moods change. Provided there’s plenty of food, heat, light, beer, wine in that order. After that stuff is taken care of, it’s entertainment time. Best days ever.
Thank you Mr rain man I love watching wiring repairs back in the day I worked at Circuit City as a Roadhouse installer all my harnesses were Factory looking you couldn't tell them apart thanks again for a wonderful video you guys take care be safe.
As an retired 75 year old Mechanic you did number one job there Ray. I was really impressed with the very quick time you replaced the intake manifold and stuff. Hope all goes well with the Hurricane, take care off yours and you.
Excellent series, Ray… smart troubleshooting, solid repair, all-around good stuff. You folks will be in our thoughts with the hurricane coming in. No hurricanes here in Missouri - just tornadoes. 🫤
That was a great repair. This was a tricky one to find. It idled perfectly smooth. I am praying for your family to be safe during the hurricane. Also praying that everyone in Florida stay safe. May God bless all the people in Florida and keep them safe.
I love watching Ray's videos because he talks on his videos whatever he is thinking when he us working on car. I do the same when im working but in silence 😅
When you're doing taping in areas that are compact...Eric O has the idea. Wrap a socket...like a 10mm...a few times and you have a small tape roll to use. I found his idea a while back and tried it and it worked perfect. Lots easier than using a large roll for sure. Yall stay safe in the big blow. Cheeers.
We are 50 miles North West of Tallahassee FL in Georgia. Hope this Hurricane is no where near as powerful as Michael. We use to live in the woods but Michael took out almost 100 of our tress. Hope you have no damage at home and at the shop. Thanks for the video.
Brilliant diagnoses Doc, what ever happen to the good old days of an engine running & not needing sensors to tell it how to act? I know it's an integral part of engine technology now but there was a time when I might fix my own car? No more!
It’s Friday morning, 2:34 am, I drive a truck with an empty 9000 gallon tanker over the 295 bridge south side of Jax a couple hours ago and it was rough af. Drove down to palm coast empty and luckily primary wind direction was coming from the south. Made it home without crapping my pants.
Your vids have helped me get better at doing something I love - picking up tools and fixing shit. It's been 60 years since I bought a 54 Ford for 35.00 and I've worked on every vehicle I've owned since then, but you and Eric O. have been introducing me to modern diagnostic techniques. Most of them did not exist when I was coming up, so thank you for that. A professional, in my view, might make mistakes, but keeps going just the same. Keyboard warriors might have an opinion on how something should be done, but those of us who have been in your shoes, me as a carpenter, know what it takes to keep the lights on and customers happy and your head from exploding. Tonight I'm thinking of my customers and friends in Tallahassee.
heya Ray. I think what you were trying to articulate around the 14:30 mark was. A mistake is a learning opportunity and only becomes a mistake when you fail to learn from it.
Hey Ray, I just watched both episodes back to back. That was really interesting. I was totally lost trying to follow the diagrams and your thought process trying to determine the diagnosis but it all made sense in the end. Great work and patience! Hope you're able to weather the storm ok and get some quality family time as well. Cheers!
Five stars and a smiley face for Ray on this job for crimping and soldering wires, shrink tube and wire loom protection. Enjoy the weather, be safe and have fun😀
Ray I hope you, Lauren and the Kid Units and the guys all show Helene who's boss and ride it out like champs!! Also, great diag and repair of that funky electrical business!! Hope the radiator replacement is way less dramatic!
Makes a lot of sense to me. I'm not a mechanic, our mechanic apprentice back when I was 1415, and it makes a lot of sense to me. And those who complain, oh, well, love your work Nelson from The Bronx. New york
Here in Nova Scotia we buy "storm chips" Booze and maybe food. On the way home we buy extra gas for the generators and the car. Then if we are lucky it misses us. But we will still drink and eat chips anyway. Take care folks.
In New England, when a blizzard is forecast, we buy milk, bread and ice cream. But the power might go out, you say? Then you HAVE to eat the ice cream and drink the milk, leaving the bread for later. Win!
You’re right Ray repairing the harness is the only sensible thing to do trying to find one would be hard job trying to install one throughout. The whole truck would be almost impossible without disassembling the whole thing so you are wise to do what you’re doing as an equipment mechanic for30 years and understand what you’re going through. Have a great day and watch for the bad weather big Ed coming to you from Central City Kentucky. Have a great and wonderful day.
Thanks Ray in joy watching you work brings back memories of when I worked in the automotive field still ticker with it but these new cars i have a hard time finding the dip stick 😅lol hope you ride out the hurricane in one piece good luck to you and your family
Prayers for your family Ray and I hope you are safe as this storm is going to get worse and not sure if you are even going to see this but I wanted to check to see if you shared anything like last time
Ray I love your videos I am learning things I did not know. I only wished you were out in crazy California where I live for any work that I might need that is beyond my scope on knowledge and ability
Back in the 80’s I bought the one of the first 740 Volvo’s in Texas. First year. 3 or so years later I had issues with the wiring. The insulation would crumble and expose the copper. I took it to Volvo who did 100% of all my right on time service. The service manager said a “Volvo is a cold weather car, not designed for Texas”. I traded that Volvo later that day for a Ford dually. My wife was not happy. But she is still around.
Action Packed action! Ray's disembodied hands doing fine detail work and voice over telling us how to do it. Love this video Ray. Excellent instruction. Love your massive tool "s". (aka crimper). Mistakes are the best teachers.
Ray, having worked with splicing wires for 65 years, I never split them apart in a Wye like you first did. It just does not work well, leave them intact as they were originally, and have a full length of smooth wires twisted together..... Actually, I would have soldered them first, then slipped a big butt connector over that for Protection.
Nuts !!! Funny how you see people outside running around in a hurricane. A chicken has a little head and you don’t see them out running around in that stuff !!!
Hi ray Laura Dave Justin just finished watching you’re video on Rewiring ground I really enjoyed it still saying you’re a genius and as always you all be safe from storms 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I come here after the Helene storm and am very happy to read all are safe ! This was a very difficult diagnostic and repair solution is elegant. One remark though from a retired electronics engineer: soldering wires is usually not considered safe in a vibration environment, since it creates a weak point at the point where the solder ends. However, this is largely mitigated by a long strain relief around the weak point, which you did (fine !). In this case crimping alone would have been adequate. Best wishes from Québec for incoming storm, hope it moves its path away...
I love the fact that you are so talented and patient with your work and your a great teacher that is honest with the best values, You One Smart Cookie!
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You'd be proud of me, Ray. Well, apparently while my oldest daughter was borrowing my 1998 Frontier a packrat or similar chewed through the AC lines to the drier pressure switch and also the horn wires. I got the harness released from under the horizontal support and removed electrical tape to get to the intact wire ends; the connectors were usable, will solder to the patch-wires. Update: All fixed, soldered on new wires, AC and horn work. I could release the wiring harness from under the front metal support bar, and open it up to get to the chewed-off wires. Fortunately the connector for the pressure switch on the AC drier was salvageable.
ok great conclusion and i love the "if it ends in a 7 its a problem engine" lmao. My nephew has a 4.7 dakota and its a beast 5 spd manual but we are always working on it, stay safe tonight enjoy the night air when you can but not at the expense of your life friend.
Ray, you're not soldering, you're welding...LOL. However, whatever you are doing is perfectly acceptable and I am SURE everything is CORRECT. Well done, sir.
Northwest Ohio here Ray. It is noon, and the leading edge of the clouds, is overhead!
If you've got some heat shrink tube that's a bit too small, get some thin needle nose pliers in there, open em up and spread it a bit. You can enlarge it a surprising amount before it fails.
Good work dude! 🤘🏼
Anyone else usually fast forward to see if Lauren is in the show and to just see the car fixed and running or is it just me?? 😂😂😂
Just you
I would have been ready to send the Dakota to the junkyard but you saved another one. Good luck to you and the family with the hurricane.🌬️💨
Using a lighter to fix a car. Ingenuity At its finest. Your the man bro, love the content.
Hope you Lauren and your family also dave and your other employees stay safe through the hurricane.
They will be fine... jeez people stop acting like they are gonna die!! We are here for fixing cars not sobby crap
@@kdogg82 you know cause good will is so outta place🙄🙄🙄
You may not have realized it, but you demonstrated a very effective diagnostic technique. It's called common point diagnosis. CPD. When several circuits are involved, look for what is common among them. You did it well.
Troubleshooting genius, great job as always Mr Ray, stay safe
I sure wish more mechanics would learn from your dedication.
Looks like surge n wind....be safe~!
You haven't watched enough Eric O, he uses a socket to roll his tape onto so it fits in smaller places!
I come to watch all the different ways Ray can join 2 wires… crimps, solder, heat gun/heat shrink with solder… amazing diversity of methods.
Ray, I think Eric O.s wire repair method is the best. He uses non-insulated butt connectors (which are very tiny) and covers those with marine heat shrink. The advantage of this is lack of bulk and a certainty of the crimp as nothing is hidden by the insulation. The spike used on non-insulated crimpers puts a lot more force on the connector and insures a good connection.
That has got to be almost as gratifying as the first start on the Ford you just completed. It's amazing how just moving one wire at just the right time can reveal what hours of diag may lead you in circles before throwing the cannon at it and still no cure. That's why they should just come to you first!! Stay safe!!!
Clean electrical repair and solder is so satisfying. 😂 Pulled out of Clearwater vacation on Tuesday. Stay safe. Praying for you guys.
You remind me of my uncle he owned a shop back in the 60 through the mid 90 i work with him as a teenager he did lot rewiring
Ray,
Hoping you and your family as well as everyone else in Florida is safe during the Hurricane.
You must have heard of snow days up north ?, think of them as opposite of hurricanes but freezing.
I have my best memories from big storm events. Everybody changes gear, moods change.
Provided there’s plenty of food, heat, light, beer, wine in that order. After that stuff is taken care of, it’s entertainment time.
Best days ever.
Thank you Mr rain man I love watching wiring repairs back in the day I worked at Circuit City as a Roadhouse installer all my harnesses were Factory looking you couldn't tell them apart thanks again for a wonderful video you guys take care be safe.
As an retired 75 year old Mechanic you did number one job there Ray. I was really impressed with the very quick time you replaced the intake manifold and stuff. Hope all goes well with the Hurricane, take care off yours and you.
Great job at troubleshooting and getting this beast back in running condition.
That explains all those extraneous ground wires you were having to bushwhack off of that. Great repair Ray!
EXCELLENT fix Ray!! It was awesome to see it start up immediately!!! WOO HOOOOO! Another vehicle saved!
It’s always a good wiring job when it’s indistinguishable from the factory wiring.
I have to give credit where credit is due. That is a very impressive repair. What a great outcome
Stay safe Ray! Hope you make a video of you playing in the mud hole.
Excellent series, Ray… smart troubleshooting, solid repair, all-around good stuff. You folks will be in our thoughts with the hurricane coming in. No hurricanes here in Missouri - just tornadoes. 🫤
We're going to be good here in bay county. I don't know about St joe, and everyone east, but hope all make it through alive.
Hemmings motor news is great source of old vehicle supplies, parts and suppliers of "made new" old parts such as wiring harnesses.
That was a great repair. This was a tricky one to find. It idled perfectly smooth. I am praying for your family to be safe during the hurricane. Also praying that everyone in Florida stay safe. May God bless all the people in Florida and keep them safe.
I love watching Ray's videos because he talks on his videos whatever he is thinking when he us working on car. I do the same when im working but in silence 😅
When you're doing taping in areas that are compact...Eric O has the idea. Wrap a socket...like a 10mm...a few times and you have a small tape roll to use. I found his idea a while back and tried it and it worked perfect. Lots easier than using a large roll for sure.
Yall stay safe in the big blow. Cheeers.
You are definitely a master mechanic, ray 😊👍
We are 50 miles North West of Tallahassee FL in Georgia. Hope this Hurricane is no where near as powerful as Michael. We use to live in the woods but Michael took out almost 100 of our tress. Hope you have no damage at home and at the shop. Thanks for the video.
Brilliant diagnoses Doc, what ever happen to the good old days of an engine running & not needing sensors to tell it how
to act? I know it's an integral part of engine technology now but there was a time when I might fix my own car? No more!
Just add a train horn and a lawn mower and Ray’s is now South Main auto channel.
It’s Friday morning, 2:34 am, I drive a truck with an empty 9000 gallon tanker over the 295 bridge south side of Jax a couple hours ago and it was rough af. Drove down to palm coast empty and luckily primary wind direction was coming from the south. Made it home without crapping my pants.
You just don't give up Ray, great diagnosis. I would have called the guy, but I guess that's who you are.
Thanks for filming electric repair Ray its something you dont see much. Have a safe storm folks.
There's a girl mechanic in Tucson Az. that is a pure genius at making harnesses from scratch.. It's mind blowing watching her work..
Ray the wiring genius praying for you guys have fun playing in the storm on 4×4s
Your vids have helped me get better at doing something I love - picking up tools and fixing shit. It's been 60 years since I bought a 54 Ford for 35.00 and I've worked on every vehicle I've owned since then, but you and Eric O. have been introducing me to modern diagnostic techniques. Most of them did not exist when I was coming up, so thank you for that.
A professional, in my view, might make mistakes, but keeps going just the same. Keyboard warriors might have an opinion on how something should be done, but those of us who have been in your shoes, me as a carpenter, know what it takes to keep the lights on and customers happy and your head from exploding.
Tonight I'm thinking of my customers and friends in Tallahassee.
heya Ray. I think what you were trying to articulate around the 14:30 mark was. A mistake is a learning opportunity and only becomes a mistake when you fail to learn from it.
Good day Ray, I hope you and Lauren, and your employees stay safe during the storm that is coming. Can’t wait for your next video.
Batten down the hatches and stay safe Ray, family, and crew.
You took off the inlet manifold and reinstalled it while we weren't watching 😤 lol
Good solid repair thought 👍 👍 (if i had two!) 😆 🤣 😂
I liked the idea of using a battery cable for your ground splice! Good Job! Be safe through the weather!
Hey Ray, I just watched both episodes back to back. That was really interesting. I was totally lost trying to follow the diagrams and your thought process trying to determine the diagnosis but it all made sense in the end. Great work and patience! Hope you're able to weather the storm ok and get some quality family time as well. Cheers!
Five stars and a smiley face for Ray on this job for crimping and soldering wires, shrink tube and wire loom protection. Enjoy the weather, be safe and have fun😀
Ray = 100% mechanic + 50% detective. 👍👍👍
Ray I hope you, Lauren and the Kid Units and the guys all show Helene who's boss and ride it out like champs!! Also, great diag and repair of that funky electrical business!! Hope the radiator replacement is way less dramatic!
Makes a lot of sense to me. I'm not a mechanic, our mechanic apprentice back when I was 1415, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
And those who complain, oh, well, love your work Nelson from The Bronx.
New york
Ray & family, make sure to record the crazy weather! Nice repair!
I think he said it'll be on his off duty channel.
One of the best repair vids uploaded to channel. The 1st vids electrical talk was gibberish to me but i was hooked. Good job 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Here in Nova Scotia we buy "storm chips" Booze and maybe food. On the way home we buy extra gas for the generators and the car. Then if we are lucky it misses us. But we will still drink and eat chips anyway. Take care folks.
In New England, when a blizzard is forecast, we buy milk, bread and ice cream.
But the power might go out, you say?
Then you HAVE to eat the ice cream and drink the milk, leaving the bread for later. Win!
Yep + females involved JMO.
Everyone as something said ray is doing the work
keep your family safe Ray see you after the storm passes
Ray make your own small roll by simply wrapping as much as you need around a 10mm socket works a treat.
Just saw Tampa tidal surge. Stay safe
You’re right Ray repairing the harness is the only sensible thing to do trying to find one would be hard job trying to install one throughout. The whole truck would be almost impossible without disassembling the whole thing so you are wise to do what you’re doing as an equipment mechanic for30 years and understand what you’re going through. Have a great day and watch for the bad weather big Ed coming to you from Central City Kentucky. Have a great and wonderful day.
Thanks Ray in joy watching you work brings back memories of when I worked in the automotive field still ticker with it but these new cars i have a hard time finding the dip stick 😅lol hope you ride out the hurricane in one piece good luck to you and your family
Prayers for your family Ray and I hope you are safe as this storm is going to get worse and not sure if you are even going to see this but I wanted to check to see if you shared anything like last time
Good job. Stay safe with Heleen.
Be safe Ray. Take care of the wife and kids.
Ray I love your videos I am learning things I did not know. I only wished you were out in crazy California where I live for any work that I might need that is beyond my scope on knowledge and ability
Ray hope you weather the storm ok. How about an update on how your truck emergency power unit does after the storm. Stay safe.
Eric at SMA uses a 10mm socket to wrap tape around to make a small roll of tape for tight places.
I hope the extended Rainman Ray's Repairs family is keeping safe today.
Thanks for showing fails! I'd rather lear from others, so I can see the work arounds. Always enjoy your videos.
Fellow mechanic
Back in the 80’s I bought the one of the first 740 Volvo’s in Texas. First year. 3 or so years later I had issues with the wiring. The insulation would crumble and expose the copper. I took it to Volvo who did 100% of all my right on time service. The service manager said a “Volvo is a cold weather car, not designed for Texas”. I traded that Volvo later that day for a Ford dually. My wife was not happy. But she is still around.
Who’s still around? Your wife or the dually?
Super mechanic! Yer pretty smart... Go home & be safe... Thank you for being you...
Excellent repair. Stay safe friends 🙂
Action Packed action! Ray's disembodied hands doing fine detail work and voice over telling us how to do it. Love this video Ray. Excellent instruction. Love your massive tool "s". (aka crimper). Mistakes are the best teachers.
Ray, you're a good good dude. Lots of guys would have edited that out. Props to you
hi ray. you really amaze me because most mechanics do not do electrical work but rather send you off to an auto electrician well done and good job.
Another awesome repair. Love watching you Ray, Thank you. You are teaching me so much. This is a Ten Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Channel !!
As I sit hunkered down with just TS winds. I was happy to see another Rainman Ray's post. A nice way to start the day.
Solder the end of the harness wires, then crimp (or just skip the crimp, solder it all together and heat shrink). Love your videos ray!
please keep us updated on your family and the storm
Family time at home during a hurricane ends up with more kids, lol.
everything you show in your videos is educational. i have learned quite a bit ty
All the bomb disarming movies ever, "Cut the blue wire! NO! The orange one ! ! !"
Stay safe Ray and family...
Good thinking. They are all connected anyway. Your idea will save all kinds of time.
Ray, having worked with splicing wires for 65 years, I never split them apart in a Wye like you first did. It just does not work well, leave them intact as they were originally, and have a full length of smooth wires twisted together.....
Actually, I would have soldered them first, then slipped a big butt connector over that for Protection.
I have discovered that Ray is not an electrician, and he’s not an engine builder. 😂. He is good at diagnostics and most general maintenance.
I got the same crimpper tool. Had to get it from Amazon so I could crimp my alternator power wire with a new crimped eyelet
Manys the time sitting around the kitchen table I remember my old Granny telling me that cigarette lighters were invented before heat shrink guns....
Mr Ray and family Stay Safe during storm
You're like a surgeon you put a lot of love into your work❤
Excellent job you don't quit that's awesome. Hope you all survived the storm.
You have an awesome wife unit Ray. She is keeping you hydrated. Keep up the great work!!
I think this is one of Rays best videos.. whos with me???
Nuts !!! Funny how you see people outside running around in a hurricane. A chicken has a little head and you don’t see them out running around in that stuff !!!
Hi ray Laura Dave Justin just finished watching you’re video on Rewiring ground I really enjoyed it still saying you’re a genius and as always you all be safe from storms 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Be safe in the storm . Remember drive around don’t drown. ❤
I come here after the Helene storm and am very happy to read all are safe ! This was a very difficult diagnostic and repair solution is elegant. One remark though from a retired electronics engineer: soldering wires is usually not considered safe in a vibration environment, since it creates a weak point at the point where the solder ends. However, this is largely mitigated by a long strain relief around the weak point, which you did (fine !). In this case crimping alone would have been adequate. Best wishes from Québec for incoming storm, hope it moves its path away...
Nice electrical diagnostic & repair Ray!
All the best to you and your families safety through this storm.
Y’all stay safe!
I love the fact that you are so talented and patient with your work and your a great teacher that is honest with the best values, You One Smart Cookie!