Difference between, Hey my plow works great and my plow won't work.
Two of the three have a problem. Guess which ones.
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Two of the three have a problem. Guess which ones.
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Importance of Dielectric grease and cleaning connections
Jerre Heyer
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Difference between, Hey my plow works great and my plow won't work.
Two of the three have a problem. Guess which ones.
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Two of the three have a problem. Guess which ones.
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Cleaning the plugs thoroughly with brake cleaner and or electric contact cleaner and blowing out with air is the start. Make sure you don't have any broken pins. Fill the hollow pins with dielectric grease and then fill the holes in the other half of the plug. Plug them together all the way and unplug them to check that you are getting a good coverage of grease on all the pins and holes.
If you leave the plow on the truck for an extended period of time unplug them once a week or so and clean and check that the grease is keeping things from corroding. On the BOSS and BLIZZARD plows be sure to do the same for the headlight connections also.
If you have broken or missing pins........Pay the fee and get a new plug end.
I tell guys it's $6.00 of grease a year or $40-100 per plug end to replace
Jerre
If you leave the plow on the truck for an extended period of time unplug them once a week or so and clean and check that the grease is keeping things from corroding. On the BOSS and BLIZZARD plows be sure to do the same for the headlight connections also.
If you have broken or missing pins........Pay the fee and get a new plug end.
I tell guys it's $6.00 of grease a year or $40-100 per plug end to replace
Jerre
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I Got problems with my Fisher Controls. I have blasted the Shi_ out of them with brake cleaner a few times since getting the plow on. 1st I used Fluid Film once the connection was clean then I started having problems again so I blasted it again. This time I used Grote or Trucklite Grease and squeezed it into each little hole plugged in the cables re greased worked good. I took the plow out this week and the stupid thing was acting up and I was getting pissed off.
I figured I had too much grease and maybe it wasn’t making contact so I wiped a bit off. Same problem, press the buttons and it didn’t want to do anything, after unplugging a few times I left a little slack and didn’t push it all the way in but later on it started to fail again, Just the other day I pressed left it just shook side to side by maybe an inch. :fuming :headwall
Whats the prob here? Pins look good and clean.
I figured I had too much grease and maybe it wasn’t making contact so I wiped a bit off. Same problem, press the buttons and it didn’t want to do anything, after unplugging a few times I left a little slack and didn’t push it all the way in but later on it started to fail again, Just the other day I pressed left it just shook side to side by maybe an inch. :fuming :headwall
Whats the prob here? Pins look good and clean.
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I learned a leasson to about washing when it is cold. After a pressure wash I had parked the truck over night only to come out the next morning to find the plow dead. After chipping away about 1/4" of soild ice around the plug I cleaned it out with some starter fluid and applied a nice thin even coating of die-grease. Has worked great since and not one sign of that green monster.
Side note on the plug: The truck end has a nice cap with a full rubber strap. The plow end however it attached with some wires and it has already broken off on one plow and just about ready to fall off the other one. No way to wire tie or anything to attach to really. Any suggetions, Jerre???
Side note on the plug: The truck end has a nice cap with a full rubber strap. The plow end however it attached with some wires and it has already broken off on one plow and just about ready to fall off the other one. No way to wire tie or anything to attach to really. Any suggetions, Jerre???
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Ron what I do is plug both caps together, work great of course this is after I was negligent of the dielectric grease and had to replace the plow side harness. Jerre now you tell me. LOL Aw its my fault as I should have known. My plug prob resembled the top plug the one was green and actually broke off plow just would not work I wonder why.
Bob :greenange :greenange plowing!
PS BTW Jerre thanks for all your help on my other problem we got it solved.
Bob :greenange :greenange plowing!
PS BTW Jerre thanks for all your help on my other problem we got it solved.
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We have a few casualties of war that will be getting replaced come spring time...........
Salt and road grime are a killer............
Jay
Salt and road grime are a killer............
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I always plug them togather I am talking about the fact that the plow end blank plug it now no longer attached to the main wire and I am thinking is it just a matter of time until it end up lost. Than the chance for that grime to start up is more likely.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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For all my preaching I guess I should take a pict of the front of my truck and the plug with no cover on it. Points down to the ground and hasn't had a cap in several years. However the plow side is a different story. I keep it well greased and put it under the plow pump cover when I take it off, Points down and doesn't get any thing in the plug on this half either. Only time I have a problem is if there is a heavy frost and it builds up on the grease in the female side.
Ron as far as a nice cap for the plow side goes I've been trying for a plug like the cap on the truck side for years. Plow and truck side used to be like the plow side. PITA IMO. The cap on the truck side is nice and we need something like that for the plow sided but Blizzard hasn't done it yet.
On the Fisher plug you are having problems with you may want to take a small prick punch and put it beside the pin and use it to make the socket side smaller. If the wiring is the problem you will have to replace the plug end but usually we find it's the socket has opened up and the pin won't make contact anymore. The fisher has solid pins so you can't spread them open like the western/////we usually spread the western pins and bring the socket size down.
Jerre
Ron as far as a nice cap for the plow side goes I've been trying for a plug like the cap on the truck side for years. Plow and truck side used to be like the plow side. PITA IMO. The cap on the truck side is nice and we need something like that for the plow sided but Blizzard hasn't done it yet.
On the Fisher plug you are having problems with you may want to take a small prick punch and put it beside the pin and use it to make the socket side smaller. If the wiring is the problem you will have to replace the plug end but usually we find it's the socket has opened up and the pin won't make contact anymore. The fisher has solid pins so you can't spread them open like the western/////we usually spread the western pins and bring the socket size down.
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Another good pict. One of these shows what happens when the alternator goes bad and overheats the plug ( pin melted off the harness and out of the plug )
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Plugs with corrosion and dirt / garbage in the plug keeping them from working or going all the way together.
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Jerre, the time spent teaching us how to take care of our equipment is priceless, including helping a couple of us with trucks and plow isssues.
Your pictures are awesome and clear. They show and remind us what will happen if we dont use that dielectric grease! The same happened to me! I simply got lucky, my plow was still under warranty. They had to replace the harness on both sides (male and female) The big female positive plug had vanished due to corrosion, the other plug wasn't looking good either. It took the Blizzard dealer 3 hours to replace the whole harness. I even got the grease for free! I felt pretty bad!
Save yourself a lot of money! Clean, check and re-grease accordingly!
Just my opinion! :canada
Your pictures are awesome and clear. They show and remind us what will happen if we dont use that dielectric grease! The same happened to me! I simply got lucky, my plow was still under warranty. They had to replace the harness on both sides (male and female) The big female positive plug had vanished due to corrosion, the other plug wasn't looking good either. It took the Blizzard dealer 3 hours to replace the whole harness. I even got the grease for free! I felt pretty bad!
Save yourself a lot of money! Clean, check and re-grease accordingly!
Just my opinion! :canada
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It's always needed at the spark plugs boots,as todays vehicles have enough coil potential to blow the spark right past the boot.It also helps keep water and corrosion out.
I use it on both ends of the wires,it can't hurt.Just make sure you relieve any built up air in the boot,or it may pop off when it gets hot.This happens more on the distributor cap\coil ends,as they don't snap on as tight as the plug wires.
I use it on both ends of the wires,it can't hurt.Just make sure you relieve any built up air in the boot,or it may pop off when it gets hot.This happens more on the distributor cap\coil ends,as they don't snap on as tight as the plug wires.
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