dielectric grease conductant or not WAS:FW: 90q missing on cy l 5...con't.

[james accordino]

Bingo!  Exactly correct.  Not on a make or break, but
excellent for everything else.  Huw and I seem to be
it's greatest trumpeters.  I rountinely pressure wash
my engine compartment with no fear.  Trust me, it's
MUCH easier to see potential problems if your engines
not covered in crap.  Both previous Audis I've bought
required a day with the pressure washer, boiling water
and degreasing solution just to see the components.

Jim Accordino

--- "Livolsi, Stephane"
<Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com> wrote:
> My understanding on dielectric grease, as explained
> to me by dad who is an
> electrician, is that it enhances conductivity at
> contact points, and is
> non-conductive otherwise.  It should not be used on
> switches because it will
> increase sparking (and accelerate breakdown of the
> switch) everytime the
> switch opens and closes. On the other hand, it is
> ideal for assuring
> positive contact at wire attachment points (battery,
> alternator, grounds,
> plugs, etc)
>
> .02
>
> Stephane
>
> > ----------
> > From: 	Brett Dikeman[SMTP:brett at cloud9.net]
> > Sent: 	February 19, 2002 9:53 PM
> > To: 	Dave Hord; quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: 	Re: 90q missing on cyl 5...con't.
> >
> > At 10:54 PM -0500 2/19/02, Dave Hord wrote:
> >
> > >Hey Huw (or others), is dielectric grease
> similar/the same thing as
> > Stabilant?
> > >I don't have the budget for stabilant...and was
> wondering about the tube
> > of
> > >dielectric grease I have...should I use that on
> all the connections?
> > >
> > >I assume the procedure is clean, polish contacts
> with emery cloth, grease
> > and
> > >assemble...
> >
> > Don't emery-cloth plated connectors.  Big no-no.
> Even a wire-brush
> > wheel on a mototool will chew through plating if
> you're not gentle.
> >
> > Dielectric grease is non-conductive grease and
> should not be applied
> > directly on contacts, or so I thought.  Stabilant
> or DeOxit should be
> > just fine on almost everything; I personally
> prefer the Caig stuff,
> > it actually removes tarnish/light corrosion,
> Stabilant doesn't.  Each
> > to his own, however...either will probably do fine
> provided the
> > problem with connectors isn't mechanical in
> nature(ie, connector pins
> > shoved into the connector, that sort of thing.)
> Listers have bought
> > both and been happy with both for a while.
> >
> > BTW, if the car acts up at the rally, try
> stopping/starting it
> > again...Paul noticed his problems went away when
> he did that, at
> > least temporarily; I can't help but wonder if the
> intermittent with
> > the temp sensor causes the ECU to jump to a
> worst-case value, causing
> > the bad running, and at next restart, sensor is OK
> and the ECU uses
> > it.
> >
> > My $5 is on the temp sensor or connector!
> >
> > Brett
> > --
> > ----
> > "They that give up essential liberty to obtain
> temporary
> > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben
> Franklin
> > http://www.users.cloud9.net/~brett/
> > http://www.users.cloud9.net/~brett/bdikeman.asc
> (PGP Public Key)
> >


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