How to find broken wires

[@1234567896783]

That was the smartest continuity video I’ve ever saw thank you

[@richardhill2379]

Running 6 years now and you are still teaching us, awsome tip, will be doing this on my eng harness this weekend. Thank you sir !!

[@plowhand5591]

Guys like this are getting harder and harder to find. Thanks for the enlightenment! 👍🇱🇷👏

[@angelinas.6695]

Absolutely a great tip for finding the break in a wire. Saves a ton of time and frustration. I don't know why I didn't think of doing this on my own. It's so simple! Thanks for sharing.

[@Baneslayer]

THANK YOU BRO! This is Legendary and under rated information for real men. Cheers to all the MEN out there, we meet again! Not those "thirst" videos for simps. Just real info for real men.

[@amish_h4ck3r]

I know you said it's basic, but it's not for some of us, so thank you for sharing a comprehensive video of the basics - this was VERY helpful!

[@dporrasxtremeLS3]

This is one of the best automotive videos I have seen on You tube! I am having an electrical issue with my truck now, this is how I found your video. A thousand thank yous!!!

[@Life_Is_Adventuree]

Since that tips is nice,and the voice who teaching is honest in giving his skill,i gave this video a like,and thank you to the man..

[@argustigreal5972]

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[@travisingram3907]

U good

[@AndTodaysProjectIs]

I don't even know why I continued to watch this video to get to the thumbnail part but damn I am glad that I did. I thought it was just a video on basic continuity but that thumbnail trick is some seriously valuable stuff! Thank you very much for posting that

[@hansik87]

Very good tip, I see this solution first time. Thank you for sharing. Greatings from Poland, Europe!

[@raylouis6231]

Thanks Rusty , for sharing your knowledge . especially the finger nail tip . although whole video was spot on. great for helping others save on the cost of those new expensive cables !

[@ryanm4738]

A way more simple way of explaining it than any other video I’ve watched and makes a lot more sense too

[@Spitfireseven]

That was a great, practical tip. You have the best meter, Fluke. That thumbnail tip was fabulous.

[@mikefusaro2278]

Been racking my brain for weeks trying to find the issue with my son’s 2016 Kia Soul high mount stop light and this was magic!!! Found the hidden break in the ground wire in 2 minutes!

[@ChrisMacri376]

Now ive got to find the break in a door harness with almost no space to work. Amazing video! Never would have guessed this !!❤

[@jasonmesser3042]

Awesome trick using thumb nail to locate the break in the wire and way cheaper than one of those annoying devices that beeped until it locates the break. Thank you for this gem . I've watched so many videos where they over explain everything and I end up more confused than I was before their video.

[@kenzpenz]

I am 78 years old and have worked on a lot of vehicles, but honestly that is the first time I have seen that tip with the thumb nail. Great tip indeed, yes you can teach an old dog new tricks. Just curious, what would cause those wires to break like that, it is stranded wire. I can see solid wires breaking but then again you don't see solid wires in vehicles. Thanks for sharing....Ken

[@Rusty411]

it is the wire they use now in everything it as weak as a coat hanger if it bend back and forth or even vibration it breaks clean it's stranded 18 gauge wire it's all low voltage 5 volt so they use small wire cheap wire on everything

[@Rusty411]

thanks for watching sir

[@mohabiraq1]

Vibration

[@Spitfireseven]

One good overstressed yank will do it. The plastic cover stretched, the wire won't! Haha!

[@swee78]

@@Rusty411 absolutely, vibration even on a small 3 cylinder engine (along with poor routing without enough strain relief) and the wires will just fatigue break in as little as 15K miles.

[@ryanmoore2961]

Just came across this video for the first time, really helpful tip, as I am currently diagnosing some possible wiring harness failures and can't pinpoint the break based off of looks alone. Thank you for posting!

[@rodneybrowning8358]

i know you say its basics. but its good to see the little tricks from the guys in the field figuring stuff out. this is why i go to you tube, to get the other guys idea and maybe save time and learn some simple stuff. thanks for the thumb nail trick. been chasing a dead wire on my boat trailer. was about to just install a new harness. but now armed with a good way. i can hopefully save some money.

[@tonyalways7174]

Brilliant tip and the Southern accent made it extra special 👍🏻

[@jimmyjimmy951]

Great bush mechanic tip. A solder joint would have been the icing on the cake but again great trick for an old dog like me. Keep up the great work. 👍🇦🇺

[@DEEJAY7950]

Probably the best informative video in real life action, thank you for sharing this!

[@yvonnelee4396]

Thank you my friend! You are an artist. This is once again proof positive why you should do what you love. There is a job for how you are wired. When you have an artist in any field that loves what they do, what a pleasure it is a to watch an artist at his craft! Bravo

[@2sheetstothewind484]

Thanks for the tip. I`m retired from working as mechanic in new car dealer and truck lease company. Lotta broken wires on trucks. New stuff can have bad wires from the supplier too.

[@Mister_Y]

So how do you check continuity where you don’t have access to one end? For example a wire got pulled while you were dropping the transmission and forgot to unplug a sensor but unsure if the wire was stretched to the point where it broke inside the jacket...

[@annfarmer9704]

True working man's hands... Practical and concise tip, thank you, I will be implementing this rewiring my rv.

[@7rips99]

1010 man, much appreciated, i do love having knowledge like this at my fingertips

[@blairnelson635]

Thanks for the video. Trying to troubleshoot a possible broken wire on ics sensor for my atv. KZbin is great for these fix it videos.

[@SuperEfren23]

thanks for sharing your knowledge. its tips like this that you only learn from years of experience and understanding of your trade. much appreciated ill be sending you good vibes from texas.

[@alexnunez4019]

That’s awesome. Thanks for taking the time out to record and post it!

[@jake-mv5oi]

I like that thumbnail trick. I had a no crank problem with my XJ after I bought it and couldn't find the problem to save my life. Finally bought a FSM and traced it down to the wire between the clutch safety switch and the starter relay. I never did find the break. Was lazy and spliced in a new wire next to the connectors and ran it through the firewall... Ain't pretty, but it still works.

[@Rusty411]

sometimes that's what you have to do man if it works it works thanks for watching

[@Christopherbever]

All those years as kid using my fingernails like that to strip small speaker wire for my stereo has finally paid off lol Thanks for sharing!

[@jammy46235]

Awesome video bro been beating my head trying to find an open circuit for 2 weeks on my transmission 👍

[@soopavillian1987]

Good video Rusty, this testing is also useful when changing wiring harnesses when the wiring color doesn't match both sides of the plug.

[@HewroPreez]

I will now forever know of this fingernail trick thanks to you. Excellent tip!

[@pauldebenham5543]

Like other commentors before said, it doesn't matter how old you are you can still learn from younger people, cheers Mate, Paul UK

[@samuellindstrom2137]

Thats a really good trick! I've never thougt of running my nail across the wire. Thanks alot, keep up the good work man ☺

[@robyntaurusbeatz703]

Thank you for this bit of knowledge along with your helpful tips!! Very good to know!

[@chinwakebhai]

Great video. I am looking for a chewed wire in my motorcycle after winter storage. Your vid showed up at the top of the search ! Thanks.

[@papasway8684]

Thanks for taking the time and effort to share this great tip.

[@stefanic88]

Really smart solution! Its way harder to fix things than just replace em.

[@jimgibson4760]

Great tip and well explained. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[@jmistry3295]

Excellent demo. Simple but one doesn’t think for quick testing .👍

[@ifixeditmyself1926]

This was really helpful. Let's you know that visual inspection isn't completely enough. Thanks!

[@1970sureconnection]

This Guy knows his stuff. I like this guy!!!

[@DoctorSkillz]

Rusty, you're an American hero.

[@JasenFromBoston]

that was great thank you 3 years later

[@ogebogi]

Excellent tip. Thanks for taking the time to make this.

[@kakarikiIck]

What a great way to diagnose a problem. Thank You!

[@COMB0RICO]

Never heard of this one! Good teaching. Thanks from Texas.

[@johneric3886]

Excellent suggestion good communication skills, nice work.

[@AlwaysDiagnoseVehicleFirst]

Good evening my friend and nice to meet you! It's an awesome video and i enjoyed watching it. My vehicle (2003 Dodge Caravan Se V6 3.3) is giving me a (P0201-Injector Circuit/Open Cylinder 1) code and i have a (2003 POWERTRAIN DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES book for town & country, caravan and voyager) that shows on page 88-89 test procedures to follow and apply. So far i have applied (test 1) and (test 2) and im on (test 3) now and im stuck on not being able to follow and apply it cause im not grasping and understanding it at all. This is test 3 Turn the ignition off. Disconnect the Fuel Injector harness connector. Remove the ASD Relay from the IPM. Turn the ignition on. Jumper the Fused B+ circuit and the ASD Relay Output circuit in the IPM. (This part im lost) Using a 12-volt test light connected to ground, probe the (K342) ASD Relay Output circuit. Does the test light illuminate brightly? Yes Go To 4 No Repair the open in the (K342) ASD Relay Output circuit. Perform POWERTRAIN VERIFICATION TEST VER-5. This is a video of me following and applying (test 2-@ and in that video it shows the pages in the book from page 88-89 and pages 312-314 for code (P0201-Injector Circuit/Open Cylinder 1). Are you able to please make a video showing me how to perform all of these test procedures so it can help me grasp and understand to where im able to apply the test procedures from all those pages?

[@CheapWannabe]

watching it on a side of a dirt road learning how to troubleshoot this vanagon I'm broken down into. thanks for tips

[@morganclark9535]

I like that trick with the thumb nail man I'm glad I watched this video now I'm about to start working on my dads old truck to fix the AC in it and we know its a wiring problem cause we changed out every thing so ill be sure to use that trick thanks man

[@osmoregulatoryorgan]

This is good. Now to test my tail light on my bike. Cheers, man.

[@ryankimball6030]

Man. Good on you. I really appreciatie the tip. Gonna help me find a short in my boat igniting. Thanks again.

[@yanike]

Awesome tips! I'm having to wire a Linhai 300 and CRX. These tips will greatly help.

[@nickayivor8432]

Loved it Thank you very much for sharing it Take care and have a great day From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧

[@jimmy4eyes8404]

You're a legend thank you for posting this.

[@Aikidobear129]

It goes to show you that if you want to know something useful ask the man who's been doing it for years with practical experience.

[@daveoverbey2032]

You are so right as it so many people think they know it all & don't know shit

[@bradley2050]

I've gotta figure out how to test door wires but your "find the break" trick was pretty slick man fuck yeah

[@sittdogg]

Great tip if you dont have a cable tracker and the wires arent to terribly long. Thanks!

[@terrybaremor6361]

That is a useful tip for that application but how do you do utilize that trick if your wires are in a harness?

[@davidchapman7113]

Really helpful man,I have a 99 Honda 450 ES wire harness to go through.I have an idea it’s my fan wires but I’m gonna check some other stuff too so thanks for the info

[@masontymenson7955]

very good video comes from a pro in his field like you master. thank you very much sir

[@richwhite875]

Great video!!!! Quick and easily explained!

[@adamguest7869]

Simple but awesome tip

[@emiliohuerta2658]

Rusty, Happy new Year God bless you Sir that was an awesome way to find those breaks in the wires and reading comments you also mentioned the cheap wires been used and vibration causes as well thank you so much for this information.

[@dman2188]

I've got a 40 ton excavator with 10k hours .. now we're talking vibration digging in rock .. I've got some work ahead of me chasing down breaks with the codes showing up ..thanks for the info

[@fckingepic]

Great video, thanks for sharing the tip to finding broken wires.

[@sorleymcsorley5558]

a veery good video and clear instructions, thanks. young Rusty top tips

[@Dbjjr26]

You're a smart craftsman. Great video

[@rickyterrell110]

Awsome thumbnail move!! Never knew. Glad for this video!!!

[@pointblank6467]

Wow, you are a genius. What a great tip. Thank you kind sir.

[@TIMMIELUND]

That video is a classic learned a lot today.

[@madeinjapan3485]

Great vid, looking for a set of these probes to test my connections on my bike, where do you get em/name of ?

[@scamsuncensored7740]

Nice fault-finding method. Clever.

[@tropicalfish666]

Cheers mate, really helpful video. I’m trying to learn some of the basics 👍🏻

[@kenwebster5053]

In my experience, broken wires are pretty rare, unless it's running between moving parts, like the taillight harness to the boot lid, or speakers & window winders in doors. Opening and closing these things flexes the wire till it eventually breaks from metal fatigue. It's more an older car problem IME. The more usual continuity issue is the connection between wire & plug contacts, or the contacts themselves. If it's a high current circuit, there may have been enough heat to distort the plastic plug right at the problem contacts. So, that can be a clue, but not always. The reason for the loss if continuity between wire & plug pin is generally corrosion/oxidation of the wire or the pin. Sometimes the pin may not have been crimped tightly so the air & moisture got to the metal building up oxides between the surfacers. You can often get something working again with some Deoxit contact spray, but it's not 100% over time. Deoxit is a good product that lasts longer (often a lot longer) than most any other contact cleaner, but it's really just sweeping the problem under the carpet. If you want to preserve the original plug routing, occasionally you may be able to repair the connection but taking the pins out crimping harder or soldering the wire to the pin. However, the more sure way is cut the old pins away and install a new connector that bypasses the original plug entirely. If you want to test continuity through a plug, you can either disconnect the plug either side of the suspect one & probe the exposed contacts, or you can push sewing pins through the wire insulation & conductor & use those to probe. Just remember to remove the pins after because shorts are not fun for anyone but spectators.

[@hiepdinh8339]

Thank you for the tips trick used the finger thumb to find out the broken wire !!!👍👌👏

[@rolandubaldo3965]

Thank you very much ,you save a lot time and money..keep the good work

[@mikeynaz8]

The thumbnail trick was great. Thanks for that.

[@TheMoore16]

Love that to but what happens is there anything you could do if you can’t get the both ends like that jumper wires or something maybe

[@blakeflaten4489]

Nice tips man thanks 😊.! I appreciate the hell out of the vid.!

[@lancerudy9934]

Thanks .very good stuff, never think the wire would do that.

[@graemepaterson4458]

Amazing tip friend. Much appreciated.

[@GurillaRon]

Thank you sir for your trick of the trade! God bless

[@subcomandante77]

Thank you so much Rusty for taking time and showing this badass trick brother Cat equipment is notorius for this bullshit

[@ahamadshah7666]

Brilliant 👏, I knew it will be excellent cos you own a Fluke...Brilliant tip.

[@peter_castle]

1) 0:44 "on the beeps blip scale"? What did you say there? 2) This is awesome method. Does it usually work well? How many times over your career you have had to use it? It would be really awesome to hear anecdotes about you and your job, you could tell us stories!

[@cornfusedatbest6693]

This is PRICELESS info. I'm going to let my thumbnail grow a bit. DAMN good video.

[@davidruiz5383]

Great information, I had no idea how to test wires. Question: can the part where you inserted the probs to check for continuity, can that part be replaced. if so, how. Thanks and God Bless.

[@Rusty411]

Yes this was a temporary repair til a new part was ordered

[@armandorodriguez6447]

HVAC here,💥boom💥good stuff 👍🏽👍🏽

[@MarcDaniels7]

Very cool video Dude never would have thought of that (trying to figure out my first motorcycle). Thanks!

[@stevehagberg513]

Good video good sound good photography , love wiggle test and the fingernail tip test , a

[@jonathanruiz8057]

Thank you for the very helpful video sir! 🫡

[@Montrealeasy]

Thank you so much you just opened up so much opportunity for me

[@Montrealeasy]

Hope I pass my electrical ignition test

[@gelogmarine]

Thanks for this, saved me a headache

[@Slobberdog66]

Another great video. Keep them coming brother. 👍

[@Adventure.with_luis]

Thank you so damn much. What a great teacher 👨‍🏫