# 1972 Chevrolet Corvette signals stopped working

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-chevrolet-corvette-signals-stopped-working/133897>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, corvette\
**Created:** [February 3, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-chevrolet-corvette-signals-stopped-working/133897 "2019-02-03T21:04:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![GREG43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/edb3f5/32.png) [@GREG43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GREG43)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-chevrolet-corvette-signals-stopped-working/133897/1 "2019-02-03T21:04:45Z")

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1972 corvette signals stopped working. Last year I found oxidized contact in the switch. cleaned THEM WAS WORKING FINe UNTIL RECENTLY.Anyway toprevent this from happening in the future?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-chevrolet-corvette-signals-stopped-working/133897/2 "2019-02-03T21:08:44Z")

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At this point I would replace the switch, it worked for forty years, a new one should work another forty years,

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-chevrolet-corvette-signals-stopped-working/133897/3 "2019-02-03T21:12:45Z")

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> [@GREG43](#):
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> Anyway toprevent this from happening in the future?

Keep the car in a climate controlled room with low humidity.

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**Author:** ![GREG43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/edb3f5/32.png) [@GREG43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GREG43)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-chevrolet-corvette-signals-stopped-working/133897/4 "2019-02-03T21:25:44Z")

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That was done less then 10 years ago. Do you think dielectric grease would work?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-chevrolet-corvette-signals-stopped-working/133897/5 "2019-02-03T21:28:23Z")

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It may very well help.