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ctilsie242
Explorer II
Dec 20, 2017

Safe to splice the power wires going to a E-450 fuel pump?

A friend of mine has an E-450 based class "C", which nearly was stolen, but the thieves couldn't get away with the vehicle due to a dead engine battery. To prevent this again, I was proposing somet...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Dec 21, 2017
The answer is YES it is safe to splice the wires provided it is done properly.
It is ALWAYS safe to splice wires provided they are not "hot" (that is energized) when you splice them and do it properly.

Use a linesman type splice, not a rat tail and if the splice is exposed to weather use marine grade heat shrink (Get it at a marina) to seal the splice.

note many eo this some put it in the fuel pump lead, some in the starter lead.

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