Fuseable links
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Car: 1988 Pontiac GTA
Engine: 5.7 l98
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: BW 9bolt with torsen carrier
Fuseable links
Been thru 100 posts on Fuseable links. I've learned the D battery sized one on the positive battery cable isn't one. I've also learned that there should be one by the starter. I can't find any! Can anyone pinpoint their location?
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Re: Fuseable links
You're probably looking right at them. They're just different colored wires with an inline connector, then the wire changes to the color it's supposed to be in the manual. They are literally just wires that burn up first as though they were a fuse.
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In our third gens, the splice is the giveaway. It'll appear as a small cylinder between the link itself and the field wires.
Shown below is a melted version.
Shown below is a melted version.
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Remember that we're talking about vehicles that are pushing 40 years old. There could easily have been dozens of "wiremen" in before you and possibly hacked them out.
I've done similar with my own ride although the wire routing and method of fusing are not at all OEM.
I've done similar with my own ride although the wire routing and method of fusing are not at all OEM.
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Re: Fuseable links
Total length is less than 6" with one end landed directly on that large starter stud.
My 86 had three IIRC correctly. Two for sure but it's been a while since I've had to deal with them.
My 86 had three IIRC correctly. Two for sure but it's been a while since I've had to deal with them.
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Excellent.
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