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Old 03-11-2019, 02:52 AM   #26
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Re: Electrical Gurus - 87' no keyed power

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Thank you Hatzie. Do you think the fusible link could be bad?
Good possibility it's fatigued but not burned out.
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Old 03-11-2019, 09:10 AM   #27
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Re: Electrical Gurus - 87' no keyed power

Does this look like what I need? Or is there one that’s better quality than this that I should get? Thanks

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Old 03-11-2019, 09:49 AM   #28
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Re: Electrical Gurus - 87' no keyed power

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This is not pre-terminated. I usually crimp and solder the ring with heatshrink for strain relief.
The connection to the primary wire should be soldered and covered with heatshrink. Don't leave the off white or black plastic balun on the primary wire. The balun is the oem molded cover for the splice between the fusible link and the primary wire.

If you decide to replace the primary wire use red SXL jacketed 10 ga.
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Old 03-11-2019, 08:28 PM   #29
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Re: Electrical Gurus - 87' no keyed power

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https://www.amazon.com/Bussmann-BP-F.../dp/B001BXR9L8

This is not pre-terminated. I usually crimp and solder the ring with heatshrink for strain relief.
The connection to the primary wire should be soldered and covered with heatshrink. Don't leave the off white or black plastic balun on the primary wire. The balun is the oem molded cover for the splice between the fusible link and the primary wire.

If you decide to replace the primary wire use red SXL jacketed 10 ga.
Got it. Thanks again!!!
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Old 03-18-2019, 12:09 PM   #30
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Re: Electrical Gurus - 87' no keyed power

Once I got the wire out in the open where I could see it, I found a bunch of exposed copper wire right before the fusible link. I cut it there and crimped and soldered the new fusible link. I put a protective sleeve over the wires to protect them from the headers. I drove it about 50 miles and no problems so far!
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Old 03-23-2019, 07:27 PM   #31
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Re: Electrical Gurus - 87' no keyed power

I recently went to the UpullandPay to get the wire that goes from the fire wall to the starter, the truck I got it from it had a fusible link on it, my truck didn't have that fusible link. Also so the truck I got it from was a C10, my truck is a C20, Custom 20. The donor truck also had another wire off of that which went to the fuse block on the firewall.
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Old 03-27-2019, 10:04 PM   #32
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Re: Electrical Gurus - 87' no keyed power

i while back my granddaughters pontiac shoebox -kept dying once in awhile -like yours -her stepdad -kept insisting it was a computer problem!-she even stashed a laptop in her car -to ck -it when it went down! i got the car from her & took it to get a new computer or get it reflashed ?? & a great tech at my son in laws chevy dealer ship found it was a battery BAD -not a very old battery ! put a new "delco in it & have not had any trouble in 6 months !!!!!when the car died -it would still crank & seem ok !
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