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Your wires are almost 25 years old. Here is a cheap fix that will keep you from being stranded. And will ensure that the corrosion doesnt cause your fuseable links to get hot and pop. If you have a poor connection,it will heat up and melt stuff that you dont want to melt. The pics arent the best,but you'll get the idea.
What you need to do-
Pull battery & Over flow tank
Remove two srews holding in plastic block
"de-Pin" the "Male" connections on the plastic power block ( Keep track of what wires go where) There are five tabs that hold the six male terminals in the plastic block. Use a small flat tip to depress the tab. Then pull the terminal out. Start at the seperate ones first. Do all three then do the large solid piece last. Its a little more tricky. It only has two tabs on the outside terminals.But you have to work them together and pul the whole copper block out together.********Use caution because the plastic is thin and brittle.A lot of patience gos a long way.**********
Clean all the terminals till shiny
Tin all six terminals with solder (leave a super thin layer on each)
Now reassemble,you will have to gently pull the locking tab out little. Dont break it.You will also have to emery cloth the terminals till smooth.Otherwise they wont fit back into plastic block.(this is why I said dont leave any excess solder on terminal.
Install block mounting screws,overflow tank and Battery.
You can now rest assured that this weak spot wont cause you problems at the worst time
Thomas
What you need to do-
Pull battery & Over flow tank
Remove two srews holding in plastic block
"de-Pin" the "Male" connections on the plastic power block ( Keep track of what wires go where) There are five tabs that hold the six male terminals in the plastic block. Use a small flat tip to depress the tab. Then pull the terminal out. Start at the seperate ones first. Do all three then do the large solid piece last. Its a little more tricky. It only has two tabs on the outside terminals.But you have to work them together and pul the whole copper block out together.********Use caution because the plastic is thin and brittle.A lot of patience gos a long way.**********
Clean all the terminals till shiny
Tin all six terminals with solder (leave a super thin layer on each)
Now reassemble,you will have to gently pull the locking tab out little. Dont break it.You will also have to emery cloth the terminals till smooth.Otherwise they wont fit back into plastic block.(this is why I said dont leave any excess solder on terminal.
Install block mounting screws,overflow tank and Battery.
You can now rest assured that this weak spot wont cause you problems at the worst time
Thomas
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