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Title: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: Johnny4428 on October 13, 2020, 05:58:51 PM: It’s a miracle anything connected! All cleaned now, every terminal from every connector removed and cleaned. Still planning new harness. Harness stripped and checked renewed a few connectors, just to do until bike is painted and to check everything else.
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: mike the bike on October 13, 2020, 08:26:57 PM: If you remove the loom and put it in a dishwasher, it comes out like new
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: Johnny4428 on October 13, 2020, 08:40:06 PM: I did wonder Mike, wife was out this afternoon too.😂 it’s been in a bucket with hot water and detergent for a swill around.
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: mike the bike on October 13, 2020, 10:27:33 PM: Not half as good.
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: Lobo on October 13, 2020, 11:04:20 PM: ...interesting Mike. My concern would be water ingress under the various insulation’s and later corrosion ... does this pass the time test ok?
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: Laverda Dave on October 14, 2020, 08:56:21 AM: +1 with Mike's idea, it works a treat. No long term issues either.
Just make sure you have a bottle of dishwasher cleaner to run through the machine before the o/h gets home!
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: MrDavo on October 14, 2020, 09:05:12 AM: Good tip!

You’ll be in less trouble than when I put an oily cylinder head in the oven, to get the valve guides out. :-\
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: bobv7 on October 14, 2020, 09:28:08 AM: Used to pop the bike chains the oven in a tin of that solid chain lube. Wife couldn't complain as one of them came off her bike.

Just remembered. LynkLife.
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: Spitfire on October 14, 2020, 10:03:07 AM: That's an interesting idea for cleaning up the wiring wish I had thought of it as I spent ages with cotton buds, WD40, lolly sticks, and cloths cleaning up mine, pretty boring job but nice when it was finished. All the connections were treated with dielectric grease afterwards as well.

Cheers

Dennis
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 14, 2020, 11:18:52 AM: I once put a flywheel ring gear in the oven and the bare flywheel in the freezer to fit the ring gear - it worked a treat! Wendy wondered what the hot smell was in the kitchen when she got home from work - I almost got away with it!
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: Johnny4428 on October 14, 2020, 02:33:04 PM: I think a curry pie in with bike part in the oven, might disguise the aroma. Wouldn’t have the same effect in the dishwasher though.😂😂
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: mike the bike on October 14, 2020, 09:33:41 PM: If it's a Servis dishwasher, I'll scrounge some parts off you. I used to work for Servis and I've got loads of spares in the attic. Unfortunately, not the parts I need.
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: Johnny4428 on October 15, 2020, 08:13:40 AM: I’m amused at the thought we are going to need a dishwasher and an oven in our sheds/workshops! Or maybe.....?
No she would never have it.😆
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: Green1 on October 15, 2020, 07:49:26 PM: My Kitchen is my workshop. ;D
Don't forget the washing machine has its uses aswell. I wash out brushes and rollers in it.

Servis dishwashers are great mine went for donkeys until the bottom fell out. :o
Title: Re: Very grubby block connectors.
Post by: SteveCR7 on January 15, 2021, 08:33:20 PM: I didn’t put the whole loom in but dipped the connectors in my ultrasonic cleaner, came out a treat