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Old 10-19-2015, 08:57 PM   #26
57chevyman
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Re: wiring

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Originally Posted by _Ogre View Post
i can understand not wanting to rewire the whole truck when everything works fine

but... 5 - 30 amp fuses going to everything isn't protecting any wiring in your truck
a 25 amp overload under the dash may burn your truck to the ground without popping a fuse
that's akin to wrapping aluminum foil on the old barrel fuses

if your truck is basically stock a few 15 amp fuses are all you need
originally the tf trucks had no fuse panel; one fuse on the headlight switch for the dash lights
the factory headlight switch has auto-reset overloads built in the switch to protect the wiring and leave you with lights
even the fully optioned trucks with turn signals, heater, electric wipers, radio and cig lighter only had 4 or 5 fuses

do not connect the headlights to a one time fuse otherwise you may find yourself running down a mountain road sans headlights
at a minimum replace all those fuses with 15 amp and wire the headlights straight to the main hot wire
oh, i do want to rewire the truck... just meant i wasnt going to swap fuses for new ones. i have no idea what fuses are for what. the ez wire kits looks good to me, and around $200 seems reasonable. this in on my list to get done over the winter when im not driving the truck.
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