Electrical Plugs / Connectors
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Racer
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From: Leominster MA
Electrical Plugs / Connectors
I replaced my ac blower relay but the electrical connections are toast. I seriously dont want to buy a new harness or bubba fix it, can I just get new connectors? I can't find them anywhere.
Anyone know of a good source for these things? One is broken completely off and the other is cracked.
Anyone know of a good source for these things? One is broken completely off and the other is cracked.
Team Owner
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From: Orange Park Florida
Even IF you find a connector, you need the clips/ends....
then you need clean the wire to reconnect it, and it's probably too short then....
so the best, cheapest, easiest option is to skin the wires back 3/8 inch and tin/solder them to the new relay contacts....it's what I did some years ago, grenade proof....
then you need clean the wire to reconnect it, and it's probably too short then....
so the best, cheapest, easiest option is to skin the wires back 3/8 inch and tin/solder them to the new relay contacts....it's what I did some years ago, grenade proof....
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From: Dayton, Ohio
They are available by themselves but I can't remember where. I bet if you ask Willcox he can send you what you need.( i couldnt find them on his site)
If not here is a connector with 4 terminals.
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....5GBBBI~Z5Z5Z51
edit-maybe i misunderstood,i was thinking you needed the terminals
If not here is a connector with 4 terminals.
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....5GBBBI~Z5Z5Z51
edit-maybe i misunderstood,i was thinking you needed the terminals
Last edited by ...Roger...; May 12, 2010 at 09:27 PM.
Safety Car
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From: Wichita KS
NAPA has both the three wire connector and the single wire connector...with the wires and clips. They give you about 8 inches of white wire terminated and set in the connector.
I removed the wires they gave me and reused the original wires from my harness.
BTW, I ordered the parts on their online store.
cc
I removed the wires they gave me and reused the original wires from my harness.
BTW, I ordered the parts on their online store.
cc
Le Mans Master
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Try 'Lectric Limited. Also if you have a good junkyard, that is not Corvette specific, other GM cars will have it too. You can buy new type 56 terminal s at any good auto parts store or they can order them for you.
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NAPA or other local [real] auto parts store. The national chain companies can't make any money on that kind of stuff, so they don't stock it. Call around to all the car parts stores in the phone book and ask if they stock any 1/4" spade connectors and/or Packard electrical connecter parts; they are probably available locally. If not, lectriclimited.com will have what you need.
I would not recommend soldering the leads directly to the relay. There can be situations where you would want to pull a connector loose to check something out. And spade connectors are available at Lowe's if you can't find them anywhere else (use the yellow ones for 'power' wires); just pull the plastic piece off the connector and solder it to the wires. Crimping them doesn't get it with power wires.
I would not recommend soldering the leads directly to the relay. There can be situations where you would want to pull a connector loose to check something out. And spade connectors are available at Lowe's if you can't find them anywhere else (use the yellow ones for 'power' wires); just pull the plastic piece off the connector and solder it to the wires. Crimping them doesn't get it with power wires.
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There is a nice discussion of connectors (and sources) here...
http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tech/Auto...Connectors.htm
http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tech/Auto...Connectors.htm
