vyprgt,
Watch for loose ground screws for these relays. On Denis' car, the funky insulation has been removed. As built, the relays were just installed on top of the insulation and screws driven thru....and over time, the insulation thins out, things loosen up, and stuff starts to get hot, soft, and ends up looking like the RH relay in the pic above!
I had some luggage push against one of these "warm" relays to the point that it caused the case to contact the relay closures and hold them shut....leaving my fans running continuously....this was after a 10hr blast back from Vegas...years ago. I think I installed a newer Bosch type relay....and socket.
Steve
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