Protecting exposed throttle body wires?

[Eicca]

Some of the wires on the ol’ TB plugs are showing through the plastic. What would you do to protect/reinforce them? Hot glue around them?

 

[TheForger]

Unplug it and cut the wire(s; might as well do them all while you''re at it) about half way between the loom and the connector. Clean that area spending extra attention on the copper. Slide a piece of appropriately sized marine heat shrink tubing w/adhesive over the wire(s) coming from the connector. Apply a pencil-head sized dab of dielectric grease where the wires are exposed. Slide the tube down butting it against the connector and flame it while periodically sliding the tube up because it will obviously shrink. Strip the end of the appropriate wire(s) coming from the loom and slide another piece of shrink tubing over it. Solder, dielectric grease, tubing, flame, and you'll be all good.

 

[Eicca]

Unplug it and cut the wire(s; might as well do them all while you''re at it) about half way between the loom and the connector. Clean that area spending extra attention on the copper. Slide a piece of appropriately sized marine heat shrink tubing w/adhesive over the wire(s) coming from the connector. Apply a pencil-head sized dab of dielectric grease where the wires are exposed. Slide the tube down butting it against the connector and flame it while periodically sliding the tube up because it will obviously shrink. Strip the end of the appropriate wire(s) coming from the loom and slide another piece of shrink tubing over it. Solder, dielectric grease, tubing, flame, and you'll be all good.

Tell ya what, I’ll do that if they ever break

 

[PADDO]

Some of the wires on the ol’ TB plugs are showing through the plastic. What would you do to protect/reinforce them? Hot glue around them?
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Brush on liquid tape would work for this situation.

 

[hankinid]

Tell ya what, I’ll do that if they ever break

If I were going for the half-arse repair, I'd use either liquid tape as @PADDO suggested, or a dab or grey silicone.

Just a bit more difficult to extract the contacts, apply heat-shrinkable tubing over the exposed conductors. Snap the contacts back into the connector and you're done.

 

[Eicca]

If I were going for the half-arse repair, I'd use either liquid tape as @PADDO suggested, or a dab or grey silicone.

Just a bit more difficult to extract the contacts, apply heat-shrinkable tubing over the exposed conductors. Snap the contacts back into the connector and you're done.

Knowing my luck, I’d probably break it for good doing something like that.

 

[Spike555]

Liquid Tape for the win. I've used it many times to "fix" problems like this as well as leaking vaccum lines. Works like a charm.
Apply in layers.
A thin layer, let it dry, repeat.
If you unplug that you can stand it on end and evenly apply the Liquid Tape and make it look good as well as evenly cover all of the exposed wire.

 

[PADDO]

If I were going for the half-arse repair, I'd use either liquid tape as @PADDO suggested, or a dab or grey silicone.

Just a bit more difficult to extract the contacts, apply heat-shrinkable tubing over the exposed conductors. Snap the contacts back into the connector and you're done.

Nice to see you back @hankinid