Date:         Mon, 4 Sep 2017 12:38:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
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agreed. But depending on how it was applied......

I hate to admit to doing this but I'll use myself as the example.

The hall connector on my Jetta ABA swap is located at forward end of
engine. My concern was road water getting splashed up onto that
connector. So, in a well intended but vane effort to help keep
moisture out, I applied some grease to the exterior of those
connectors. The contacts in the male connector at distributor ended up
corroding; I have yet to see any evidence of corrosion at other
connector contacts. My theory is that I ended up mostly sealed off the
connectors from moisture but moisture obviously got in and remained
longer than it might've if those parts weren't partially sealed.

I'm sure I wouldn't be the first well intended Vanagon owner to try
something like this.

Though its in a different location, the WBX and Jetta ABA engine share
a very similar distributor hall connector design; it appears to me
that the male connector on the distributor could allow water to pool.

Neil.


On 9/4/17, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>       Pretty Much Sole Purpose of Dielectric Grease is to Keep Moisture Out ~
>
>                                                       ORR ~ DeanB


> On 4 Sep , 2017, at 11:59 AM, Neil N wrote:
>
>> I also have to wonder that if too much grease was applied, would it
>> help harbour moisture? This might depend heavily on the location and
>> design of connectors,


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Neil n

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