ncbugeye
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I discovered a scruffy PO secret in NCBugeye's front flashers this weekend. The contacts which are made with those little bell connectors were just wrapped with bare wires, rather than being soldered, and one of the little bells was completely missing.
Jack Laird, I know you have some firm views on this, but how far should one go with soldering? Can those little bell connectors be found anywhere? They seem outrageously hard to tin with solder, even using a butane torch type gun. Maybe I just need a more aggressive flux. And then, even if you have them, those connectors seem a very loose fit in the holes in the back of the flasher unit. Would you recommend soldering the wires directly to the flasher unit? Or get a 3-way plugin connector? Any advice and guidance welcome.
PS By the way, I'm still hoping someone can post pic(s) of the install of an original manufactured pusher fuel pump at the back of a late-model car.
Jack Laird, I know you have some firm views on this, but how far should one go with soldering? Can those little bell connectors be found anywhere? They seem outrageously hard to tin with solder, even using a butane torch type gun. Maybe I just need a more aggressive flux. And then, even if you have them, those connectors seem a very loose fit in the holes in the back of the flasher unit. Would you recommend soldering the wires directly to the flasher unit? Or get a 3-way plugin connector? Any advice and guidance welcome.
PS By the way, I'm still hoping someone can post pic(s) of the install of an original manufactured pusher fuel pump at the back of a late-model car.