Re: Truck based woody
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Originally Posted by Will D
That's great Gary! Nice job on the woody. To answer your question in #563, both Vaseline and dielectric grease can work to prevent corrosion by not allowing water and oxygen to come in contact. The big difference between them is that Vaseline is petroleum based and IS conductive, dielectric grease is silicone based and NOT conductive. Vaseline may actually improve your connection as well as prevent corrosion but it is combustible and can degrade both plastic and rubber over time.
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Hey Will, I was doing a bit of work on the woodie this afternoon and noticed for the first time in a long time that all the connections around the battery terminals that used to turn gray have now remained bright and the starts are quick and easy. The use of dielectric grease has made a difference with all the jailbar fleet. Our famous damp and rainey winters here in the Pacific Northwest have been known to raise havoc with connections and unheated sheds are not ideal, but keeping a wood burning stove goin' all winter is hard enough in the house and woodshop, never mind in the truckbarn. Happy winter to all and bust out the tube of dielectric grease when you tuck your vehicles in for the winter!
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
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