Hey guys. Dropped the tank and yanked out the factory pump to install a new Walbro 255lph unit. The picture of the new pump and accessories can be seen in the image below.
The scenario is this: The new pump comes with a plug-in style electrical harness (as you can see in the pic). The original pump in the car had just two male prongs sticking out of it, and the factory wiring was attached to those with uninsulated female slip-on wire terminals.
I called Summit (who I bought it from), and their tech guy said to splice in the new plug harness and use that with the pump. The pump kit came with two crimp connectors to do just that (you can see them in the pic).
My question is this: Are the crimp on connectors sufficient? Bear in mind, this is the in-tank wiring, so it's always exposed to gas. The tech guy said I could crimp it, or if I wanted to, I could solder it. The problem is, I'm too nervous to bring a hot soldering gun anywhere near those parts that have been soaking in gas for the last 25 years. Also, that would require heat-shrink tubing, and I don't know how that would hold up under constant exposure to gasoline (especially today's stuff with ethanol in it).
Has anyone else ran into this? I figure somebody HAS to have been through this, it's such a common upgrade and such a common pump.
The scenario is this: The new pump comes with a plug-in style electrical harness (as you can see in the pic). The original pump in the car had just two male prongs sticking out of it, and the factory wiring was attached to those with uninsulated female slip-on wire terminals.
I called Summit (who I bought it from), and their tech guy said to splice in the new plug harness and use that with the pump. The pump kit came with two crimp connectors to do just that (you can see them in the pic).
My question is this: Are the crimp on connectors sufficient? Bear in mind, this is the in-tank wiring, so it's always exposed to gas. The tech guy said I could crimp it, or if I wanted to, I could solder it. The problem is, I'm too nervous to bring a hot soldering gun anywhere near those parts that have been soaking in gas for the last 25 years. Also, that would require heat-shrink tubing, and I don't know how that would hold up under constant exposure to gasoline (especially today's stuff with ethanol in it).
Has anyone else ran into this? I figure somebody HAS to have been through this, it's such a common upgrade and such a common pump.
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