[Roadsters] No brake lights

[ljordan704 at aim.com]

 Tim,
You'd be amazed at how corroded those connectors can be. Since eventually you will likely get around to cleaning them all, I'd recommend getting some connectors and some replacement pins & their connectors because if the ones in your car are badly corroded or the wire is barely hanging on, or you break one you have to replace them anyway. Dean has a kit, also vintageconnections.com has replacement male and female connectors and the white plastic connectors
Otherwise you can get a tiny jewelers screwdriver , and with the battery disconnected, put it into the pin side of the connector and press the little tab down flat, then push on the pin (do not pull on the wire!) and it should slide out. it takes some practice. Then I used a Dremel with a small wire brush to clean up the tab. Do one and put it back so you don't get them mixed up. Dielectric grease on the pins helps protect them.
I tried? electric contact spray first on the electrical connectors but it only does half the job if the pin is corroded where you can't see it.
I'd also clean the metal horn contact under the steering wheel, as well as the tabs on each horn. 
Then there is the horn relay, I cleaned the tabs and underneath as well where there is metal.
That should keep you busy for awhile LOL
Harbor Freight has those little wire brushes for the Dremel.

Linda



 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim <tputland at charter.net>
To: datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Aug 22, 2009 12:54 pm
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] No brake lights










I am pretty sure I have found the correct connector and it seems to be in great 
shape especially considering how rough my 2000 is elsewhere. 

I still don't have lights or horn. 

How does one go about cleaning one of these 8 pin connectors? I may as well do 
this since the seat and steering wheel are out of the car. 

Tim
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