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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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Checking Fusible Links

So I switched the battery terminals on my truck.. it smoked...took the wires off the starter solenoid and wanted to check my fusible link...how do i do that?
 
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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If you have an Ohmmeter measure the resistance, it should be nearly zero Ohms.
 
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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I just feel the wire and bend it if it stays bent than its still good you can tell or use a ohmmeter
 
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ford_boy_1996
I just feel the wire and bend it if it stays bent than its still good you can tell or use a ohmmeter
What????????

If you bend it and if it stays bent than it's still good?????

That's the first time I've ever heard that one.......
 
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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What????????

If you bend it and if it stays bent than it's still good?????

That's the first time I've ever heard that one.......
Yeah because if the link is burned there is no wire in it so it is just rubber. ITS JUST MY WAY OF CHECKING THEM NO NEED TO MAKE FUN OF ME LOL
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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Okay...still haven't fixed it yet..need help again...so give me a breakdown step by step about it
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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Just unwrap the tape on the harness from the relay ..leading toward the fuse box.

It will be highly evident that if it has melted.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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Thanks. I'll try it out..Just the beast has to move or she's getting towed...do you think it fried the battery too?
 
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I am trying to locate the fusible links on my 1969 F350 ?
 
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Does that help ?
 
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I am trying to locate the fusible links on my 1969 F350 ?
A wiring diagram should indicate the gauge of the link. You can find replacement links at any good auto parts store. They may not look the same but they will work the same.
 
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Originally Posted by 69 Ford
I am trying to locate the fusible links on my 1969 F350 ?
Not that someone here may not know but asking in the 1967-72 F-100 and larger F-Series forum instead of the 1980-86 forum might get you better results.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2024 | 11:42 AM
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ok thanks I'll try to find it
 
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