Hi all. Condition: brake light fuse fails during dash work. Cause: push-on connector at brake light switch came loose, dangled, shorted to ground when disturbed. Pic of failed push-on connector: *http://tinyurl.com/3d5unt3 *Hard to see, but there's green on it. * * *Theory #1. During my first MC replacement, a little brake fluid got in plug. Over time, it corroded push-on connector. Later, pulling and pushing plug back on forced connector far enough out to fall and dangle just waiting to short out. * * * *I would suggest to anyone doing MC R&R to clean these plugs with the appropriate cleaner to make sure no brake fluid is in them.* * * *Theory #2. I recall installing higher wattage brake lights a few years ago. Where + wire enters each plug, I see what *looks like* a burn mark on each. Could higher wattage bulbs cause this part to fail?* * * *Anyone else had this happen? * * * *Neil.* -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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