[T3] Non-Working Headlight

[Dave Hall]

I used copper grease on a Jetta starter wire that had become corroded.  I
cleaned the wire and terminal, and put on a thin coating of copper grease.
Worked fine for a week, then simply wouldn't pass the current.  When I
cleaned it off again and reassembled without the copper grease it worked
fine again, and continued to do so.  I've never trusted copper brease for
electrical connections since - you'd think it would be better than normal
grease, not worse!  I also used a smear on spark plug threads for some
years, but often got some misfiring after, and didn't connect the two.  I
use a drop of oil on the threads instead, and don't get problems any more.  


Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 28 January 2012 06:12
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Non-Working Headlight

On 27 Jan 2012 at 21:09, Gary Forsmo wrote:

> If that's it, take the screw out, coat everything with a bit of heavy 
> grease or LPS-3 and reinstall.
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> Heavy grease, Jim?  Really?  Should it be Dielectric grease?

No, we're not after an insulator here. We just want something that might
keep moisture out and retard corrosion. We want the bare metal surfaces to
touch and not form an insulating oxide layer.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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