Sticky goo coming out of orange box

[FU64RY]

69 Sport Satellite SW .
Shut off on me abruptly yesterday while driving.
Orange box on the firewall leaking goo.
Could this be the problem?

 

[polywideblock]

yes

 

[hanks73340]

Yes. Replace

 

[GrabberOrange69]

Goo leaking is rarely good. No matter the subject.

 

[odcics2]

Shoot it full of penicillin.
That usually cures dripping goo.

 

[Monkeymaster]

Man
This thread could really go wrong !

Sounds like your ignition control unit is toast/fried/melted/nuked

 

[kiwigtx]

69 Sport Satellite SW .
Shut off on me abruptly yesterday while driving.
Orange box on the firewall leaking goo.
Could this be the problem?

yes,
Replace immediately.

 

[dadsbee]

I could "point" you to the solution, but too many would say they don't work.

 

[kiwigtx]

I could "point" you to the solution, but too many would say they don't work.

I see what you did there.

 

[Durandal25]

....I stopped at “goo”

 

[DeltaV]

The goo is potting compound?

 

[kiwigtx]

The goo is potting compound?

It's more of a resin type gel - can get very soft to the touch when hot. Firm when cold, and gelatinases when warmed.

 

[Ron H]

That sure don't sound right...obviously. Can hope it's a bad box and not something else going on causing the problem. I keep a spare box in my trunk.

 

[DeltaV]

It's more of a resin type gel - can get very soft to the touch when hot. Firm when cold, and gelatinases when warmed.

Yeah, I had one wrapped up and stored in my garage. It ran out over time and made a big mess.

 

[dadsbee]

It's more of a resin type gel - can get very soft to the touch when hot. Firm when cold, and gelatinases when warmed.

So like nipples??

 

[dual fours]

I second the idea of a second box as a backup.
My, DC silver box, de-gooded it's self, installed on the Charger just sitting in the garage with no battery, sometime between 1985 (last on the road) and 2015 (starting to get road worthy again).

 

[kiwigtx]

errr....almost.

 

[kiwigtx]

I had a vintage 80's Chrome box which started leaking bad. They were designed for racing mostly, so street driving heated them up faster I guess.

The Rev-N-Nator I bought has never leaked - the compound they use is far superior.

 

[YY1]

Ahhh, brain goo.

I always keep a spare brain, voltage regulator and ballast resistor in my trunk.

...and I mounted a plate with a trough at the bottom behind my current ECM just in case the goo comes out.

That goo is super sticky. You will remove all paint before the goo comes off.

 

[YY1]

One of my friends mounted a computer CPU cooler fan on his.

Pretty good idea. they come in 5v or 12v.