Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
08-23-2006, 06:43 PM
#51
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
Mike Romain wrote:
> Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> bay.
>
I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
08-23-2006, 06:43 PM
#52
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
Mike Romain wrote:
> Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> bay.
>
I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
08-23-2006, 06:43 PM
#53
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
Mike Romain wrote:
> Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> bay.
>
I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
08-23-2006, 07:33 PM
#54
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
Nick ------ wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> > puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> > up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> > through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> > connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> > dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> > bay.
> >
>
> I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
> windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
> since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
> the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
> there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
>
> Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
The auto parts stores sell different varieties. I have had good, well
great I would have to say 6 years later, results from just using the
cheap tube of stuff they call 'spark plug boot protector'. It is only a
couple bucks a tube and well the failures I have had involved the wire
corroding out of the back side of the old 1986 plug, not contact
failure.
For the front, flip it down again and spray it, the seal, with silicone
spray. This stuff is made for weather-stripping and does amazing things
for sealing them up. It works really well on doors in the winter too so
they don't freeze stuck shut.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> > puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> > up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> > through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> > connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> > dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> > bay.
> >
>
> I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
> windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
> since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
> the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
> there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
>
> Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
The auto parts stores sell different varieties. I have had good, well
great I would have to say 6 years later, results from just using the
cheap tube of stuff they call 'spark plug boot protector'. It is only a
couple bucks a tube and well the failures I have had involved the wire
corroding out of the back side of the old 1986 plug, not contact
failure.
For the front, flip it down again and spray it, the seal, with silicone
spray. This stuff is made for weather-stripping and does amazing things
for sealing them up. It works really well on doors in the winter too so
they don't freeze stuck shut.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
08-23-2006, 07:33 PM
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
Nick ------ wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> > puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> > up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> > through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> > connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> > dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> > bay.
> >
>
> I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
> windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
> since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
> the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
> there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
>
> Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
The auto parts stores sell different varieties. I have had good, well
great I would have to say 6 years later, results from just using the
cheap tube of stuff they call 'spark plug boot protector'. It is only a
couple bucks a tube and well the failures I have had involved the wire
corroding out of the back side of the old 1986 plug, not contact
failure.
For the front, flip it down again and spray it, the seal, with silicone
spray. This stuff is made for weather-stripping and does amazing things
for sealing them up. It works really well on doors in the winter too so
they don't freeze stuck shut.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> > puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> > up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> > through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> > connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> > dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> > bay.
> >
>
> I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
> windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
> since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
> the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
> there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
>
> Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
The auto parts stores sell different varieties. I have had good, well
great I would have to say 6 years later, results from just using the
cheap tube of stuff they call 'spark plug boot protector'. It is only a
couple bucks a tube and well the failures I have had involved the wire
corroding out of the back side of the old 1986 plug, not contact
failure.
For the front, flip it down again and spray it, the seal, with silicone
spray. This stuff is made for weather-stripping and does amazing things
for sealing them up. It works really well on doors in the winter too so
they don't freeze stuck shut.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
08-23-2006, 07:33 PM
#56
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
Nick ------ wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> > puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> > up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> > through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> > connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> > dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> > bay.
> >
>
> I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
> windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
> since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
> the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
> there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
>
> Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
The auto parts stores sell different varieties. I have had good, well
great I would have to say 6 years later, results from just using the
cheap tube of stuff they call 'spark plug boot protector'. It is only a
couple bucks a tube and well the failures I have had involved the wire
corroding out of the back side of the old 1986 plug, not contact
failure.
For the front, flip it down again and spray it, the seal, with silicone
spray. This stuff is made for weather-stripping and does amazing things
for sealing them up. It works really well on doors in the winter too so
they don't freeze stuck shut.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> > puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> > up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> > through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> > connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> > dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> > bay.
> >
>
> I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
> windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
> since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
> the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
> there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
>
> Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
The auto parts stores sell different varieties. I have had good, well
great I would have to say 6 years later, results from just using the
cheap tube of stuff they call 'spark plug boot protector'. It is only a
couple bucks a tube and well the failures I have had involved the wire
corroding out of the back side of the old 1986 plug, not contact
failure.
For the front, flip it down again and spray it, the seal, with silicone
spray. This stuff is made for weather-stripping and does amazing things
for sealing them up. It works really well on doors in the winter too so
they don't freeze stuck shut.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
08-23-2006, 07:33 PM
#57
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
Nick ------ wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> > puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> > up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> > through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> > connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> > dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> > bay.
> >
>
> I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
> windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
> since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
> the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
> there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
>
> Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
The auto parts stores sell different varieties. I have had good, well
great I would have to say 6 years later, results from just using the
cheap tube of stuff they call 'spark plug boot protector'. It is only a
couple bucks a tube and well the failures I have had involved the wire
corroding out of the back side of the old 1986 plug, not contact
failure.
For the front, flip it down again and spray it, the seal, with silicone
spray. This stuff is made for weather-stripping and does amazing things
for sealing them up. It works really well on doors in the winter too so
they don't freeze stuck shut.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Because I take my Jeeps out to play and they do run into or across
> > puddles and creeks and rivers and swamps (Have had the Cherokee buried
> > up to the lights both front and back in a 'puddle' with muck coming
> > through the door speakers, let alone the CJ7), I opened 'every'
> > connection I could get my mitts on and stuffed them all full of
> > dielectric grease. This keeps the biggest failure cause, corrosion, at
> > bay.
> >
>
> I think most of the problems started when I flipped the front
> windshield down. The front foot well leaks have been a nightmare ever
> since. The dealership (Brigham Gill in Natick, MA) couldn't even fix
> the problem and then, well, my warranty expired. Leaks are still
> there, probably contributing to wire corrosion.
>
> Where did you purchase the dielectric grease? Radio Shack?
The auto parts stores sell different varieties. I have had good, well
great I would have to say 6 years later, results from just using the
cheap tube of stuff they call 'spark plug boot protector'. It is only a
couple bucks a tube and well the failures I have had involved the wire
corroding out of the back side of the old 1986 plug, not contact
failure.
For the front, flip it down again and spray it, the seal, with silicone
spray. This stuff is made for weather-stripping and does amazing things
for sealing them up. It works really well on doors in the winter too so
they don't freeze stuck shut.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
08-23-2006, 08:25 PM
#58
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
My elder daughter's '88 Cougar had both the dash and ignition switch
failures. My '86 T-Bird had neither.....
Go figure....
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44ECD4F4.35E536FD@***.net...
> Hi Bill,
> That slap was delivered by the knee, as the ignition switch falling
> apart was just under the column plastic cover at dash level. Yup
> replaced their switches many times on an '84 and '89 Thunderbirds.
> Ford's problem is still there as my Daughter's '04 van shut off while
> driving down the freeway.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> The same fix (slap) worked for Ford electronic dashboards in the late
>> 80s..
failures. My '86 T-Bird had neither.....
Go figure....
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44ECD4F4.35E536FD@***.net...
> Hi Bill,
> That slap was delivered by the knee, as the ignition switch falling
> apart was just under the column plastic cover at dash level. Yup
> replaced their switches many times on an '84 and '89 Thunderbirds.
> Ford's problem is still there as my Daughter's '04 van shut off while
> driving down the freeway.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> The same fix (slap) worked for Ford electronic dashboards in the late
>> 80s..
08-23-2006, 08:25 PM
#59
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
My elder daughter's '88 Cougar had both the dash and ignition switch
failures. My '86 T-Bird had neither.....
Go figure....
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44ECD4F4.35E536FD@***.net...
> Hi Bill,
> That slap was delivered by the knee, as the ignition switch falling
> apart was just under the column plastic cover at dash level. Yup
> replaced their switches many times on an '84 and '89 Thunderbirds.
> Ford's problem is still there as my Daughter's '04 van shut off while
> driving down the freeway.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> The same fix (slap) worked for Ford electronic dashboards in the late
>> 80s..
failures. My '86 T-Bird had neither.....
Go figure....
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44ECD4F4.35E536FD@***.net...
> Hi Bill,
> That slap was delivered by the knee, as the ignition switch falling
> apart was just under the column plastic cover at dash level. Yup
> replaced their switches many times on an '84 and '89 Thunderbirds.
> Ford's problem is still there as my Daughter's '04 van shut off while
> driving down the freeway.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> The same fix (slap) worked for Ford electronic dashboards in the late
>> 80s..
08-23-2006, 08:25 PM
#60
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Re: Melted switches and connectors?!! 2000 Jeep TJ
My elder daughter's '88 Cougar had both the dash and ignition switch
failures. My '86 T-Bird had neither.....
Go figure....
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44ECD4F4.35E536FD@***.net...
> Hi Bill,
> That slap was delivered by the knee, as the ignition switch falling
> apart was just under the column plastic cover at dash level. Yup
> replaced their switches many times on an '84 and '89 Thunderbirds.
> Ford's problem is still there as my Daughter's '04 van shut off while
> driving down the freeway.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> The same fix (slap) worked for Ford electronic dashboards in the late
>> 80s..
failures. My '86 T-Bird had neither.....
Go figure....
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44ECD4F4.35E536FD@***.net...
> Hi Bill,
> That slap was delivered by the knee, as the ignition switch falling
> apart was just under the column plastic cover at dash level. Yup
> replaced their switches many times on an '84 and '89 Thunderbirds.
> Ford's problem is still there as my Daughter's '04 van shut off while
> driving down the freeway.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> The same fix (slap) worked for Ford electronic dashboards in the late
>> 80s..
