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Originally Posted by elise/europa
all female connector are built with very flexible steel, and when you insert the male on it, the female become loose and the press fit is lost. Solution for that? not really good one except modifying all end and use modern female and male connector.
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No, leave it original.
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Originally Posted by tesprit
As far as the female connectors go, you can buy new ones now from the vintage British wiring loom vendors as well as most British parts vendors. They aren't that expensive and it is a great idea to have a dozen or so of both the single and double connectors on hand to replace your bad ones as you work your way through the harness. Another source of poor connections and corrosion eliminated!
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YES!
The connectors are relatively cheap, and easily replace. I bought a kit a while back that included a selection of plugs, the female connectors in various combinations, spade terminals, boots, etc. And the special crimper for the Lucar connectors.
Note that I said Lucar connector as they are a specific type. The standard bullet connectors that you can buy at your local auto parts are not the same. The bullets will plug in, but you won't get a good connection. The Lucar "bullets" are slightly different shape. Get the proper Lucar connectors (have I said "Lucar" enough times?).
If you really want a good fix, squirt dielectric grease into the "barrel" connectors before inserting the plugs. The grease should be displaced as you plug in the plug allowing a good mechanical connection (and electrical). Then the dielectric grease keeps things from corroding.