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Title: THIS is why you should expect elect probs with a fiero! Post by: fiero308 on December 29, 2004, 04:46:07 pm yuch.
this is my C500 connector; taken apart I am guessing for the first time. An 85 vintage; with the original manufacturer's elect grease still actually keeping the terminals from corroding but also unavoidable acting as a dirt trap. This is about as 'sealed' a connector as you will find anywhere and THIS is how much crap got into it. SO.. something to think about. Then think about every other connector in the entire car and how much LESS protection they have from corrosion and dirt entry........ and don't be surprised by elect gremlins..... (one side male; one side female. Between them there's GOTTA be a problem....!) And the car doesn't have to be 19-20 yrs old, either. I had a 92 Astro van that (at the ripe old age of about 5!) started having repeated probs with the blower switch. I replaced about 3 of them before I noticed that one (only ONE!) of the mini spade connectors had slid back inside the plastic connector and so wasn't making proper contact anymore. So it got hot. So it oxidized. So it got hotter yet. And melted the plastic a bit more. And made an even POORER connection. Etc etc etc. That is how it goes. Good lesson for me on how touchy electrical connections can be and how important. So THIS mess?!?!?! cleancleanclean and then seal it up. (clean).... ::) Title: Re: THIS is why you should expect elect probs with a fiero! Post by: steveo on January 16, 2005, 01:49:09 pm what would you use to clean up a mass like that . thanks
Title: Re: THIS is why you should expect elect probs with a fiero! Post by: Joe Fieroshop on January 16, 2005, 01:55:53 pm I use a pick tool to clean out all that sticky goop. then I use some varsole to clean it a bit and smell clean O0.
Joe Title: Re: THIS is why you should expect elect probs with a fiero! Post by: Slammed Fiero on January 16, 2005, 02:31:50 pm mine works fine and looked the same. GM brake clean is what I used to clean it up. Took about 5 min with a tooth bruth. Then I re-applied Grotes garage terminal grease... Although it looks like a mess when you pulled it appart , they all look like that. Even my GT that has 50K and has never seena winter looked like that
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