Yesterday, after taking off 3 miles of teflon tape I saw something that blew me away. I found 6 wires all connected together, grounded incorrectly, touching my engine block, and apparently eating away at the block. The wires weren't properly protected and slowly the tape that surrounded them either rubbed away or was melted away. I found a yellowish powdery substance like battery acid all back there while I was picking away at my block with my finger.
I corrected everything last night and I will double check it today however my question is, what do I do when I'm done? Should i try to start it? Or are there other things I should check i.e compression checks before I try? I am really at a loss here.
The coast guard should outlaw that tape on boats. I hate it. Buy the way, mineral spirits work great when removing the gooey stuff off the wires that the tape leaves behind.
I corrected everything last night and I will double check it today however my question is, what do I do when I'm done? Should i try to start it? Or are there other things I should check i.e compression checks before I try? I am really at a loss here.
The coast guard should outlaw that tape on boats. I hate it. Buy the way, mineral spirits work great when removing the gooey stuff off the wires that the tape leaves behind.