Sound good.
I use CRC brand electrical contact cleaner ......
seems to work fine.
I sort of 'can't stand' just bare metal electrical contacts in 20 + year old
vanagons myself.
every contact has to have 'something' on it, more or less.

to me, the issues are ....
having a good clean electrical contact,
and corrosion prevention.

I use electrical contact cleaner, dielectric grease, and WD-40 at various
places ..
from tail lights to the ECU main plug.....usually 'something.'
  for an ecu plug I'd use electrical contact cleaner.

Don't know what you mean by 'on either side of the AFM
> vane. '
not the flapper door I dont' think.
You mean on the actual sweeper arm on the electronic part under the black
cover ?

scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lauterbach" <jhlauterbach@BELLSOUTH.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:03 AM
Subject: Experiences with CRC 2-26

> Those who do HO-gauge model railroads with DCC Sound may have used CRC
> 2-26 to solve electrical contact problems between the nickel silver rail
> and the locomotive wheels.  If it works there, it should solve the
> contact problems associated with the Vanagon fuel and ignition system.
>
> Experimental results on my '84 Vanagon:
>
> Before heading off to Germany for a couple of weeks, I sprayed both
> halves of the connector between the FI cable and the ECU.  Van still
> works.
>
> Last night, I tried an experiment with the AFM.  I pulled the air
> cleaner assembly and squirted some CRC 2-26 on either side of the AFM
> vane.  I had my Son (13) working with me (van will be his at some future
> time), and he wanted to squirt the CRC 2-26, too (better to teach him
> now that a little is good and too much is bad).  I helped him put things
> back together, gave him the keys and told him to start it up.  It
> started and ran well.  We took it out after dinner, and no problems.  I
> took him to school this morning.  Again, no problems.
>
> Comments and critique, please.
>
> John