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Bingo! right on Arthur, my brake lights are back!

I did utilize a bit of a shortcut....I only extracted one of the pins from the
plastic connector...the most corroded of them. Before doing this though, I
soaked the connector in diluted (10%) muriatic acid (get this at any hardware
store...its hydrocloric acid) for a couple of hours. This cleaned up the
contacts pretty good...but one looked alot worse than the others so I removed it
for some extra cleaning. I didn't use any lithium grease, but gave the contacts
a spritz of wd-40. I still have to address the water leak..otherwise as you
say, the problem may come back. But at least now I know how to fix it.

Thanks alot!

Rich

Arthur Russell <atr@REMOVE-CAPS-AND-INVALIDbellatlantic.net.invalid> wrote:

>Hi Rich,
>
>I think this is your problem...go here:
>http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...llatlantic.net
>
>Maybe there's a quicker way, but you either have to replace the contacts,
>or clean them.
>
>Good luck, post back if it works,
>Arthur
>
>Richard wrote:
>> First I would like to say that I love the 90-93 model; up until very
recently,
>> my next car was definitely going to be a 93 Accord. But...I'm finding them
hard
>> to come (in northern Ontario that is). The other discouraging thing is the
rust
>> problem...I think the engine will go forever but the body won't!. But
recently
>> I've been experiencing a number of problems peripheral to the drivetrain,
>> namely,
>>
>> 1. the two rear brakelights, and center high brakelight don't work. The
dealer
>> fix for this only lasted about 2 months. It seems to me it was a grounding
>> problem..I wish I had gotten them to show me how they fixed it. I think this
>> problem relates to poor rubber seals on the trunk lid which allowed a lot of
>> moisture to collect on the underside of the trunk lid...noticed this for
quite
>> some time but never did anything about it. Another Accord owner told me
there
>> is a relay within the brake light housing/lens unit which could be the
culprit.
>> Is this possible?
>>
>> 2. Heater fan doesn't work on any speed setting. Initially, the problem was
>> intermittent, but now it has quit for good. Before I tear the dash apart to
>> test the fan switch, I'm wondering if there is a most likely culprit
here...for
>> instance the blower motor itself?
>>
>> 3. Power steering leak..checked it out...looks like the line from the pump..a
>> $330 part from the dealer <ouch>
>>
>> With winter approaching my main concern is the heater fan. If anybody has
some
>> advice it would be greatly appreciated! I'm hoping to make it to 300K...am
at
>> 281K now (on original clutch, third timing belt and burns no oil, well
virtually
>> no oil!)
>>
>> TIA
>> Rich
>>
>>
>
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>Arthur
>1991 Accord LX MT, 146k miles
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