I concur with the good doctor's assessment.
An alternative to the grease treatment is a spray-on product used in marine
applications to cover/protect electrical connections - don't recall what
it's called, but it really works.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dr. Gerald N. Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 5:34 AM
Subject: Re: [VAC] clearance light problem
> Its not usually lamps, its usually corroded lamp bases and lamp sockets
> that keep RV lamps from lighting. I'm thinking of hunting up some of the
> grease Ford used in my trucks for lamp sockets to keep them clean after
> cleaning each with a good brush (power removed).
>
> I suspect that when you tightened the license plate lamp that you caused
> a ground that blew the fuse in your tow vehicle.
>
> Gerald J.
>