Fusable Link replacement?
Race Director
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From: South Western Ontario
And for what it is worth...I have looked in many of my 1997 and newer Corvette shop manuals and I have not found in any wiring diagram as of yet where GM uses a fusible link. NOT saying there is not one...but I have not found one or seen it in wiring schematic as of yet.
DUB
DUB
Yet you're both wrong. The newer corvettes have 2 fusible links at the starter. One for the charging wire and one for the voltage sensing wire.
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Virginia USA
There is considerable difference between a fusible link and a fuse/circuit breaker. The fusible link is placed where the SHOULD be NO reason for it to blow...unless a component failure or "cockpit problem" causes a dead short. It is merely a 'fail-safe' item for an electric line where no problem SHOULD occur.
I would ALWAYS replace a fusible link with another fusible link, whether purchased or DIY fabricated. BUT it should be made properly: the wire should be two AWG sizes smaller than the regular wire; the insulation on that wire should be non-flammable; and the termination points where the fusible link joins with the regular wire should have non-flammable lugs. The whole purpose for a fusible link is to prevent any possibility of a wiring fire WHEN the fusible link blows.
I cover my junction points with a blob of JB Weld [stick] epoxy. That will prevent any heat from transmitting from the fusible link to the regular wiring.
I would ALWAYS replace a fusible link with another fusible link, whether purchased or DIY fabricated. BUT it should be made properly: the wire should be two AWG sizes smaller than the regular wire; the insulation on that wire should be non-flammable; and the termination points where the fusible link joins with the regular wire should have non-flammable lugs. The whole purpose for a fusible link is to prevent any possibility of a wiring fire WHEN the fusible link blows.
I cover my junction points with a blob of JB Weld [stick] epoxy. That will prevent any heat from transmitting from the fusible link to the regular wiring.
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From: Charlotte NC
Thanks....I have not seen it in the wiring schematics due to the new manuals are so 'jacked-up' in how they formatted them.....makes it darn near impossible to EASILY find anything.I will take a look and I do not doubt you and THANK you for passing this along.
DUB
