Nov 28 2009
Need help finding a fuseable link
i have a 85 chevy suburban and i have a fusible link that keeps catchin on fire i cant find anyone that has one so i can replace it id rather not get one at a junk yard i rather by it brand new if anyone knows where i can find one (website or store) i would deeply appreciate it
Response:
You can purchase them by guage size at most auto parts stores including NAPA< Carquest, Auto Aone, Advanced Auto Parts, Pep Boys, Auto Pro and even some of our local Hardware Stores like ACE and places that install car radios. Be sure to get Shrink Tube to seal the connections too
If your link keeps catching on fire, it means you are drawing too many amps through it
Replacing the link does not stop the problem, you need to find to cause of the excess draw
Put an amp meter in that line, then turn on one thing at a time, and then off, so only one thing
at a time is on, until you find something with excess current draw. You could have a bad heater
motor for example ( very common ) or some where a wire shorting out in a cable you don’t see
Note, as long as you know what amp size the fusible link is, you can replace it with a similar sized
regular slow blow fuse, or you can use a Circuit breaker across the wires where the link went.
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