Some jobs are either super easy/barely an inconvenience or impossible, depending entirely on whether you have the part you need. Thanks to Generous Reader Terrapod I suddenly had a whole package of them, so…
…the Jeep once again has a six-cylinder engine.
And since this isn’t the first time this has happened to me, I’m happy about that ‘whole package of them’ thing.
I will store these most carefully. The last time this happened I had to pay the local auto shop to fix it – basically splicing two wires – because I couldn’t find replacement injector connectors anywhere. The guy at the (single) local auto parts store insisted nobody sold them.
Huzzah! Take the small victories where you can.
It’s not a surprise that the guy at the auto parts store would say these aren’t made anymore. The store has a local area monopoly on car parts, so there’s no incentive to actually look for the product outside of their stock.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/jeep,2001,wrangler,4.0l+l6,1373723,electrical-connector,fuel+injector+connector,2577
Store therm where mice and rats can’t get to them. Some kind of metal container with a snap shut lid.
How about slitting plastic hose and taping it over the precious wires? A DIY up-armour kit to defend against wascally wodents….
I wonder if some sort of anti-chew spray in the jeep would last long enough to be useful? They make spray on habanero oil to keep squirrels out of birdfeeders (birds don’t care about spice) , or a bitterant anti-chew spray to keep pets from chewing shoes and such.
Essentially everything can be purchased through Amazon these days. Tell your local dealer to cut off the bullshit and show him the part on the web.
How did D take the groveling, or hasn’t he seen his brake handle yet?
He took it rather well, with sort of a resigned smile.