[T3] Non-Working Headlight

[Mike Fisher]

A thin later of axle grease does a good job on my electrical
connections & battery cables.

On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 5:41 AM, Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:
> 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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>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [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.
>> **********************************************************
>> 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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