[MR2] anyone ever disassemble one of the green electrical connections?

[William Brandt]

The saga with my 86 continues. I am apparently aggravating the old wiring harness that, after 25 years of cooking by the engine - is rather fragile. 

Trying to clear the area to find the broken O2 sensor wire (I think it is one of the 2 solid black wires) - I pulled the  plug on the distributor and one of the lead in wires to the plug broke. 

I went down to the wrecking yard and cut off a similar lead so I have an extra plug - I'll probably just solder and heat shrink this new plug in tomorrow. 

But - in looking at these plugs it seems that the bottom part is designed to come out (how else could the factory have installed the wires to the  plug in the first place?) - it would seem that you could pull the  plug apart, crimp in the wire and put the plug back together. 

I did notice the last engine that was installed - there is a black plastic cover that the wires go into between the cam covers and timing belt housing - mine was missing - probably had disintegrated with the last engine transplant. 

I did managed to get another one at the yard although  slightly broken - but they do apparently protect the wiring harness from cooking right on the engine - which mine had been doing. 

What will ground these cars eventually I think is cooked wiring harnesses - and as I have casually examined mine putting in a new one would be a bear anyway. None of this stuff I have mentioned is available a the dealer anymore...

Well, that is what is happening lately ...

Bill