What's the body of knowledge think about effectively cleaning electrical connections? Use a cleaner? Which one? Use emery cloth? Steel wool?
Am I over thinking this (probably)?
Favorite Connection Cleaning Technique?
- Ritter
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Sonoma County, CA
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Favorite Connection Cleaning Technique?
1978 Westfalia 2.0 FI
- dtrumbo
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Mill Creek, WA
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I use WD-40 and a piece of emery cloth. If you can't get emery cloth inside the connector, a small jeweler's-type screwdriver works to gently scrape the corrosion away in tight places. This has worked well for me, I too am interested in seeing what others do.
- Dick
1970 Transporter. 2015cc, dual Weber IDF 40's
1978 Riviera Camper. Bone stock GE 2.0L F.I.
1979 Super Beetle convertible.
... as it turns out, it was the coil!
1970 Transporter. 2015cc, dual Weber IDF 40's
1978 Riviera Camper. Bone stock GE 2.0L F.I.
1979 Super Beetle convertible.
... as it turns out, it was the coil!
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
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Fine grain sandpaper and spray electrical cleaner. Spray with compressed air if you have it.
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- KYLE
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- Amskeptic
- IAC "Help Desk"
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Ayep. DeOx Gel is an excellent corrosion/moisture defense. Brass cleans easily with a quick scrape of a razor blade.KYLE wrote:I would use Di-electric grease to keep the corrosion from coming back. Most newer terminals are tin plated to prevent corrosion, but the ones that came on our older vehicles were just brass.
Colin
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Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles