On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > the high beams are on, > but one isn't working............ > while the circuit was energized, I sprayed a shot of WD-40 at the corroded > end of the pertinent fuse..... > there was a puff...........and the high beams came on ......it fixed it > that fast, right before my eyes, and I didn't even *touch* the car. !
Ya gotta be careful with that WD40 spraygun. If it can conduct electricity that way, an errant shot at the nearby fuses might create more than a small puff of smoke. In fact, you can theoretically short out the entire fuseblock.
Cheers, BenT |
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