Engine bay wiring loom

[Bushcreature]

G'day all, the EK ute has had an engine bay electrical fire and burnt all the electrical loom on the passenger side, I'll see if I can post a picture.
Does anyone have a loom they are willing to part with?
I'm in SA.
Thanks.

[In the Shed]

Hello

From the picture the main battery cables appear to be affected. The wiring to the passenger headlight & parker/ indicator light looks sound?

From what I can see you just need new earth cable & positive cable to starter motor in addition to three generator cables, assuming you are still running a generator.

As part of your repairs it would be wise to install a fuse in the feed from the starter motor to the fuse block. That section of wiring was unprotected originally.

Stephen

[Blacky]

Might be best to split what’s left into burnt and unburnt then just replace the fried ones - at least they will be new and not another set of 65 years old wires ? As Stephen said an inline fuse is cheap insurance

[Bushcreature]

Thankyou both. These small wires are a nightmare!

[Blacky]

Yes they are - I hate little wires …..

[Craig Allardyce]

I would almost guarantee the regulator cut out coil has fused closed. When this happens the battery tries to motor the generator. This causes a massive over current draw through the wiring to the generator via the regulator. Either way it's worth checking. A fuse would also prevent the after effects of the regulator fault.

[Bushcreature]

Thanks Craig.