Re: FOUND THE PROBLEM

["Ryan Hart" <ryanhart@ntr.net>]

The problem was diagnosed at the dealer, and I figured what the hell, I'm
already here, so that's where the pins came from. I'm sure the parts
department would have 'em; I got them right from the mechanic. They have a
3-4 inch wire attached, so you cut off the old wire on the harness side of
the connector, then pull the old pin out, thread the new wire and pin in,
and solder it up. Then cover with about 3 yards of electrical tape.
I'm sure you can just solder the wires w/o the connector, but won't you
feel stupid when it's time to disconnect it for any reason.
BTW, the pins are dirt cheap, like under $2, but if you have it done at the
dealer, the labor time will eat your wallet. This is a small, fiddly
repair, and it really does take a couple of decades to work each pin out. I
think the dealer has a tool for it, which would probably go a heck of a lot
faster than my tweezers and tiny screwdriver.
And besides corrosion, the other problem to look for with the pins is
spreading of the contacts. That'll open up the path to further corrosion,
and make for bad connections too.
Go ahead, ask another question. If I'm at work, I'll type all damn day! 
:-)
Beats being a bit-head pressed into marketing!
Go ahead, ask me how I feel about it!!!
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From: CONIPC <CONIPC@aol.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.COM
Subject: Re: FOUND THE PROBLEM
Date: Monday, December 15, 1997 8:52 AM

where did you get the pins?  are they a dealer item by themselves?  BTW,
what
about just cutting the connector out of it by soldering each wire one at a
time?