[jrsavoie]

And whats diabetic grease?

Louis

You silly boy. That's used by diabetic gay men for something or other. I'm not sure.

 

[Brooklyn tow]

So when I rub regular old grease on my Batt connections am I not getting as much current/flow and/or ground?

Thanks,
Louis

 

[jrsavoie]

So when I rub regular old grease on my Batt connections am I not getting as much current/flow and/or ground?

Thanks,
Louis

Correct if you coat the terminals before attaching the cables. I usually coat the area with conductive grease around the base before attaching top post connectors and on the top after connecting to prevent any air from getting in that could cause oxidation. I also completely coat the area surrounding the clamp bolt. I coat the perimeter of side post connections before making them and the visible area after making the connection.
No air most often equates to no corrosion

 

[Brooklyn tow]

Well better go wipe off the grease I just smeared all over the Batt connections......thanks for the advise.......I would imagine any AutoZone or like parts store would have this conductive grease?...Correct?

Thanks,
Louis

 

[jrsavoie]

The grease you have on is fine as long as you didn't coat the terminals before attaching the cables. Then it is possible that you could be interfering with your connections. The important thing is to coat the connections to keep air from getting to them. If you have a good connection I wouldn't worry about it.
It is nice to have some conductive connection grease around though. I use it on just about all wire connections. You have to be very careful on multi-terminal connections - due to the fact that it is conductive. I usually just apply a small amount to the female side and dialectic grease on the outside.

I buy my conductive connection grease at an electrical supply house.

 

[Brooklyn tow]

The grease you have on is fine as long as you didn't coat the terminals before attaching the cables. Then it is possible that you could be interfering with your connections. The important thing is to coat the connections to keep air from getting to them. If you have a good connection I wouldn't worry about it.
It is nice to have some conductive connection grease around though. I use it on just about all wire connections. You have to be very careful on multi-terminal connections - due to the fact that it is conductive. I usually just apply a small amount to the female side and dialectic grease on the outside.

I buy my conductive connection grease at an electrical supply house.

I coated the terminals before attaching them.

Louis

 

[Brooklyn tow]

The grease you have on is fine as long as you didn't coat the terminals before attaching the cables. Then it is possible that you could be interfering with your connections. The important thing is to coat the connections to keep air from getting to them. If you have a good connection I wouldn't worry about it.
It is nice to have some conductive connection grease around though. I use it on just about all wire connections. You have to be very careful on multi-terminal connections - due to the fact that it is conductive. I usually just apply a small amount to the female side and dialectic grease on the outside.

I buy my conductive connection grease at an electrical supply house.

I coated the terminals Before Attaching them..... :duh:

Thanks Again,
Louis

 

[sshewins]

I usually just spray the red gooey, tacky, sticky stuff on connections after I tighten them...does a pretty good job of keeping air/water out of loop.

 

[Brooklyn tow]

I usually just spray the red gooey, tacky, sticky stuff on connections after I tighten them...does a pretty good job of keeping air/water out of loop.

That stuff got a name?

Thanks,
Louis

 

[Mr BaadBoy]

Electric grease

Dialectic grease ......Or Good ole Johnson & Johnson petroleum jelly will due in a........Tight pinch HA HA
Sorry for ya you happy fellers out there ......who do not have GIRL friends with that self lubricating hidden switch

 

[974door]

Can you buy ground straps, or can you replace them with wire?

 

[HamOP]

Not sure where you can buy the straps, but if you decide on wire use welding cable. The wire needs to be very flexable, just like the straps, or it will probably break right when you don't need it to. [One of those Murphy's Law deals]

 

[lance358436]

the grounds straps are still around got some for the 98 just ago I got them from gm I don't think to bad of price

 

[TurboTahoe]

I used 4 ga power cables from the stereo shop. Some auto parts stores sell 4 ga and 2 ga power cables by the foot. Be sure to get copper end connectors. I used crimp-on ones. I used a big pair of pliers and crimped the daylights out of them. Much better than regular woven grounds in my opinion. Welding cable would be fine as well.

See this post: http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=254569

Rob

 

[jrsavoie]

I used 4 ga power cables from the stereo shop. Some auto parts stores sell 4 ga and 2 ga power cables by the foot. Be sure to get copper end connectors. I used crimp-on ones. I used a big pair of pliers and crimped the daylights out of them. Much better than regular woven grounds in my opinion. Welding cable would be fine as well.

See this post: http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=254569

Rob

Works even better if you solder the coonnectors after crimping them & use conductive connection grease on assembly.

 

[Brooklyn tow]

the grounds straps are still around got some for the 98 just ago I got them from gm I don't think to bad of price

You wouldn't happen to have a part# for those ground straps?.......
I went to the stealer but they couldn't find the right one's, either there to short or......

Thanks,
Louis

 

[yachtcare]

Not a GM part number, but a woven ground strap, is a woven ground strap, I guess...
NAPA # 711699 "Bonding Strap, 10 ga. 16" long". was about $10.00 IIRC.

 

[kohustu]

Hey Guys, any alternative spot to mount that frame to firewall ground strap ? That's a PITA to get at ! thanks boys

 

[Schwind]

Hey Guys, any alternative spot to mount that frame to firewall ground strap ? That's a PITA to get at ! thanks boys

Aint that the truth. Thought I had it pretty well cleaned up back in the spring when I cleaned all the others. I cleaned it up again when I had the inner fenderwell out to do my glow plugs was much easier to get at. It's not that hard to pull the inner fender. It's like 13 bolts, but I did use an air ratchet.

 

[bk95td]

I've used ribbon type ground straps to add extra grounds to the firewall from the engine and battery cables with lugs on both ends to add extra grounds from the engine to the frame. Redundency is good. If one fails you still have the other to do the job.