!@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS!
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!@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS!
This is the last GM OPTIPARK I'll every have on my car. DynaSpark just as soon as money allows.
Cars is down again till then because of this !%)^ corrosion. New opti, new harness, 3 months later, this crap! :mad :mad :mad :mad :mad
Cars is down again till then because of this !%)^ corrosion. New opti, new harness, 3 months later, this crap! :mad :mad :mad :mad :mad
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (R94 LT 1)
We all hate 'em, and I agree, there's no reason that should be happening. But, I think you have an electrical problem CAUSING that to happen??? I'd look deeper into the circuit, cause there's something else going on there for sure......
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (GlockLT4)
that looks more like a moisture, or corrosion, or acidic reaction, than a high voltage situation? Just guessin'.......
EDIT:
Flip the rubber boot over a little, is there anything going on inside it? Any destruction at all?
[Modified by edsalinas, 6:55 PM 1/24/2004]
EDIT:
Flip the rubber boot over a little, is there anything going on inside it? Any destruction at all?
[Modified by edsalinas, 6:55 PM 1/24/2004]
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (edsalinas)
that looks more like a moisture, or corrosion, or acidic reaction, than a high voltage situation? Just guessin'.......
EDIT:
Flip the rubber boot over a little, is there anything going on inside it? Any destruction at all?
[Modified by edsalinas, 6:55 PM 1/24/2004]
EDIT:
Flip the rubber boot over a little, is there anything going on inside it? Any destruction at all?
[Modified by edsalinas, 6:55 PM 1/24/2004]
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (steve40th)
Have it cleaned out then use some Dielctric grease in there, that will keep most of the corrosion out.
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (Lone Ranger)
Yeah, from that one pic it actually looks like one of the pins inside the opti completely corroded off and is probably stuck inside that plug. All that junk is trash now. At least with the DynaSpark this won't be an issue as they solder and seal that connection.
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (steve40th)
Have it cleaned out then use some Dielctric grease in there, that will keep most of the corrosion out.
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (z51jeff)
Have it cleaned out then use some Dielctric grease in there, that will keep most of the corrosion out. This grease will do the trick.
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (z51jeff)
Have it cleaned out then use some Dielctric grease in there, that will keep most of the corrosion out. This grease will do the trick.
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (R94 LT 1)
that corrosion is odd... could some coolant be getting in there? I mean.. check your throttle coolant lines. if it's leaking down that way, it would do this.
those are low voltage signal lines. somethign nasty has gotten in there.
you know what I would do? take that lead to your local college/university and have the chem lab figure out what happened...
[Modified by bogus, 1:15 AM 1/25/2004]
those are low voltage signal lines. somethign nasty has gotten in there.
you know what I would do? take that lead to your local college/university and have the chem lab figure out what happened...
[Modified by bogus, 1:15 AM 1/25/2004]
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (R94 LT 1)
Was the corrosion anywhere outside of the plug. It looks really weird, as blue is not a normal corrosion in a car, usually white corrosion. It almost looks like a cleaner.
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (steve40th)
How about this, your battery connections will make this greenish white residue when you don't have a clean and positive connection. Is it possible that one of the pins really didn't have a good enough connection? What color would the dialectric grease turn when it is subjected to sparking? Just a WAG.
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (steve40th)
Was the corrosion anywhere outside of the plug. It looks really weird, as blue is not a normal corrosion in a car, usually white corrosion. It almost looks like a cleaner.
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Re: !@#%$%^ I HATE OPTIPARKS! (Strick)
How about this, your battery connections will make this greenish white residue when you don't have a clean and positive connection. Is it possible that one of the pins really didn't have a good enough connection? What color would the dialectric grease turn when it is subjected to sparking? Just a WAG.