Re: [Amc-list] Thanks for the tip on the brake lights, ...

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Do, not seal the lenses in with siliconeo r other sealer.
Get or make new gaskets.
sealing with sealer seals in moisture that creeps in past the socket and wires.
Then it all corrodes, quickly.
Been there done that.
Oh, yeah, you break the lense prying it off the silicone too :[
Good thing I had spares.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
> <snip>
> >> I'm thinking my back up lights and my front turn signals probably just need
> >> new bulbs. I didn't fix any other stuff with a rubber mallet. That's what I'm
> >> saying, and I'm sticking to it!
> > 
> > All my cars the lamp sockets are fussy. They scoop water off the ground
> > and corrode. Repair is "obvious" (clean, sandpaper, etc). Less obvious
> > is that the socket proper presses into the cast pot metal housings, and
> > you can buy them at NAPA (hanging on cards, etc) and press them in.
> > 
> > When you get them clean, and replace or wirebrush the bulb bases, pack
> > the socket with ordinary grease, then install the lamp. Water won't get
> > in then!
> </snip>
> 
> Bad lens gaskets (or busted up lenses) also cause problems. New ones are 
> available for 64-69 Americans.
> 
> Matt
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> 1968 Rambler American sedan
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