fusible link?

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  1. Alex Ayala

    Alex Ayala Member

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    Hey guys! Can anyone tell me what guage wire a fusible link is supposed to be?

    Thanks in advance,
     
  2. Pontiac1976

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    Well there is is about up to three fuseable link in the 73-87 trucks.

    Some can correct me if this is not right, they will say a # on them. I beleave that they one grade lower or one # higher then the wire grade used.
     
  3. Alex Ayala

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    I'll have to get a book on wiring to see which ones they are. The guy that had the truck before me replaced a lot of engine compartment wiring with solid core 12 and 14 guage wire. I have been trying to replace it by using the wiring diagrams in my Haynes and Chilton's, they show me the schematic with wire color but not what guage wire.
    So I guess it's back to the junkyards to do some "research" and maybe score some wiring hernesses.

    Thanks for the tip Pontiac1976
     
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    Recommend you visit madelectrical.com. Lot's of helpful info to read there, including a plan to rewire your whole ignition system.
     
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    Thanks for the great links! Lots of good info on both. :D
     
  7. Pontiac1976

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    es most of it would be 14 or 12,in the engine bay the starter would have one 10 I beleave to firewall or the ALT. I do not rember now unless I see it again
     
  8. chevy_man_3

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    In your Haynes manual, the number that appears before the color is the gauge of the wire. the number after the color is the circuit,so you can trace it plug-in to plug-in on the diagram. Also fusible link is two (2) sizes smaller than the wire it is protecting.
     
  9. Pontiac1976

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    That great have not worked on the engine wire for some time now, I could not remember for sure what it was.
     

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