Body plugs

[00fxd]

Had an electrical power loss in my car. Traced it back to the body plugs to the fuse box on my firewall. Cleaned it up and now all is well. I love this old car. Everything is so simple. I notice the body plug connection cavitys are dry. It seems to me that they should be full of dielectric grease. Is that true?

 

[JohnZ]

They weren't originally, but the factory started filling them with brown dielectric grease in the mid-70's to stop the moisture-related corrosion inside the multiple-cavity connectors. Radio Shack sells dielectric grease - smear it on all the terminals and re-connect them, and you'll probably never have to touch them again. This is a VERY common cause of many Corvette electrical problems, especially at the terminals for the main red power feed wire to the ignition switch - they corrode, build up high resistance, that creates heat, and it melts the cavity in the plastic connector, the terminals separate, and you suddenly lose all power to the car.

 

[00fxd]

Thanks John I knew you'd know.