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Re: Tech: Engine Hesitation



Ahh yes, I forgot about that! Coat them in vaseline. Otherwise, you'll wind up doing this again in a few months :P Not something I want to do often!
	-ghuff

On Fri, Aug 10, 2001 at 10:10:32AM -0700, T Berk wrote:
> Gary Huff wrote:
> > 
> > Ok, you need to take a note from brother TBerk, like I did after years of being on this list :) My 86 16v Car would act weird, and whenever the radiator fan would come on, it affected the car's running.... I thought this was normal, but hey it's not(duh..) What did I do to solve it? I took off *EVERY* electrical contact and ground wire I could find. I went over each one with 60 grit sandpaper to sand off the layers of whatever that had engrained themselves into the surface of the metal. What is the result now?<snip>
> >         -ghuff
> > 
> > On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 08:34:15AM -0500, Brian Wagner wrote:
> > > Alright this one is puzzling me, the 86 that I sold the engine is hesitating
> > > when there is a high electrical load.
> > >
> 
> 
> 
> Don't forget to coat the newly cleaned contacts/surfaces after they are
> exposed to O2 in the atmosphere they will begin to oxidize all over
> again. 
> 
> Dielectric Grease. Vaseline. Something.
> 
> Peeeeeace,
> TBerk

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