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 Posted: 04-22-2010 02:15 pm
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Brett Gibson JH5 20497

 

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 Your car is 37 years old and during that time the wire contacts have become less than conductive, you need to clean everything you can reach and then some, grounds as well.

Tip for cleaning, get some phosphoric acid, Auto paint supply shops have it, they usually call it metal etch, dip your male and then female connectors in it and it makes them like new, make sure after you dip them in the acid you them dip in water to rinse it off, and ideally blow them dry with air. Also won't hurt to put a dab of dialectic grease on the connections as well.

As for pulling the pod :-)  two screws and shaft, if you can reach around and get some oil on the shaft it might go better, also some PO have been known to glue the pod around the edge.

Brett