Hey guys, so I finally got my 305 tpi running steady with a good idle, Ive always had flickering headlights and an odd volt issue, the car would read 12 volts while driving. I replaced the alternator and belt recently which put brought the volts up to 14, all seemed to be going great until I noticed the volts dropped down to 12.5 (checked with volt meter). Then I noticed the head lights shutting off and coming back on while driving at night, this was unaffected by rpm and was very random. I started reading about a fusible link on Thirdgen so I took a look at mine and noticed the P.O wrapped fusible link in tons of electrical tape, I took it off and the link was completely corroded and flaky. The two wires coming off the link are also taped and show exposed wiring, what's the best way to repair/ replace this whole wiring section? Would this cause the problems I described earlier?

 

Can anyone tell me what this is exactly? Any way to bypass/ replace it?

 

I'd say that is the 20A fuse that provides battery power to the ECM and fuel pump relay. Should have a cap on it that seals to the fuse holder, that one is quite ugly and has the high potential of leaving you stranded.

RBob.

 

At a minimum need to purchase some fusible links to replace the fried ones. On the stock ones the round cylinder is covering the splice between the link and the actual wire it is protecting.

So cut the wire back some to get to a good area, crimp, solder, and seal new links into place.

And yes, bad a fusible link can cause the headlights to go out.

RBob.

 

I believe the corroded part is the cap that covers the fuse, definitely replacing when I get home, thanks a ton

 

Would this also cause a slight voltage drop, would it randomly happen while driving? Thanks for the help

 

I've never seen something like this, can someone tell me what this is?