Date:         Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:15:49 -0800
Reply-To:     Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
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From:         Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
Subject:      Re: Plug wires
Comments: To: "Greenamyer, William L" <william.l.greenamyer@BOEING.COM>
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Could be recontamination. If you put a new plug wire on a plug that has
corrosive residue, it comes back due to humidity alone. There is no way to
clean the fittings to a degree that they won't come back. Replace both the
plugs and wires, and put some dielectric grease inside to keep the metal
contacts air and water free. No air, no oxidation. No water, no vehicle for
ions.

At 05:17 AM 10/29/2002, you wrote:

>Hi all.  Got a question.  Having had many cars in the past, there only seems
>to be one that corrodes the ends of the plug wires.  The leaker.  Assuming
>that no moisture is leaking from the leaker, why is it that the ends of the
>cables corrode so bad?  They are white and green.  I don't seem to be able
>to prevent it from happening.  Is there a reason for this and is there a way
>to prevent it?
>
>William