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[GMCnet] FUSE BOX [message #321939] Fri, 11 August 2017 15:59 Go to next message
Arthur Mansfield is currently offline  Arthur Mansfield   United States
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I there an easy way to clean the fuse box. My cigar lighter problem was in the fuse box. I clean or tried to clean the terminal. It is much better but still not what I would call clean I used a tube cleaner to clean it but there must be a better way.

Art
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Re: [GMCnet] FUSE BOX [message #321942 is a reply to message #321939] Fri, 11 August 2017 16:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Justin Brady is currently offline  Justin Brady   United States
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You could spray it with some deoxit maybe?

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Re: [GMCnet] FUSE BOX [message #321943 is a reply to message #321942] Fri, 11 August 2017 17:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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Actually, a good contact cleaner, like crc electrical grade qd contact
cleaner, or corrosion block, sprayed onto the de-energised fuse box, then
followed up with a pencil eraser or green scotch brite pad, then blown dry
with compressed air or computer keyboard cleaner/duster should do the
trick. Stubborn green corrosion might take getting in there with a pocket
knife and scraping a bit. Small stainless steel wire brushes will work,
but, they conduct electricity, so be very sure to remove all the loose
wires from the brush before hooking up your batteries.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

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> You could spray it with some deoxit maybe?
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Re: [GMCnet] FUSE BOX [message #321944 is a reply to message #321943] Fri, 11 August 2017 17:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
94nubble is currently offline  94nubble   United States
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My dash lights went out and It was the fuse holder. I took all the fuses out and cleaned the holders with a Dremel tool with a small round wire tip.


Tom McManus
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Re: [GMCnet] FUSE BOX [message #321948 is a reply to message #321939] Fri, 11 August 2017 19:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Arthur Mansfield wrote on Fri, 11 August 2017 16:59
I there an easy way to clean the fuse box. My cigar lighter problem was in the fuse box. I clean or tried to clean the terminal. It is much better but still not what I would call clean I used a tube cleaner to clean it but there must be a better way.

Art

Art,

I did real well with a can of contact cleaner and a sacrificial (you have to bend it) .22 cleaning wire brush.

Actually, I used it straight on the house fuses, then bent it to use it in the chassis fuse block.

Matt


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Re: [GMCnet] FUSE BOX [message #322090 is a reply to message #321948] Mon, 14 August 2017 14:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Arthur Mansfield is currently offline  Arthur Mansfield   United States
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Thanks for the comments.

I took the fuse box loose. I found there is not much I can do as all connections are fix the the fuse box. I guess the connections to the fuse box are not removable unless the fuse connection will slide back out. If so there must be trick to how they come apart.

Art
> On Aug 11, 2017, at 7:07 PM, Matt Colie wrote:
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> Arthur Mansfield wrote on Fri, 11 August 2017 16:59
>> I there an easy way to clean the fuse box. My cigar lighter problem was in the fuse box. I clean or tried to clean the terminal. It is much
>> better but still not what I would call clean I used a tube cleaner to clean it but there must be a better way.
>>
>> Art
>
> Art,
>
> I did real well with a can of contact cleaner and a sacrificial (you have to bend it) .22 cleaning wire brush.
>
> Actually, I used it straight on the house fuses, then bent it to use it in the chassis fuse block.
>
> Matt
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Re: [GMCnet] FUSE BOX [message #322110 is a reply to message #321939] Mon, 14 August 2017 19:24 Go to previous message
jhbridges is currently offline  jhbridges   United States
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Most opf the priginal house blocks were riveted together, and with age thw rivets have loosened. The options are drill the rivets and replace with brass #4 hardware or replace the block entirely.

--johnny


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