More Plow Plug Help- its that season

[m67tang]

The link is to the original post I made when my wires burned up and I was trying to figure out why.. I was told to get at least a 200 amp fuse so I went 250. There's a whole discussion about the problem and some really good information.

http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?64902-Power-wires-to-glow-plug-controller-get-VERY-hot-new-controller-and-wiring-harness&highlight=

Do you wish you had gone with breaker instead of a fuse for your truck?

 

[crewchief219]

Glad the old thread helped out. Yeah, this site is awesome. There is so much combined experience and knowledge on this site it's unbelievable.

To answer your question, I don't regret this as a somewhat permanent fix but I could see myself putting a breaker in eventually. This was low budget and quick but has actually turned out great.

 

[franklin2]

It's hard to beat fusible links. They are tough, and small enough to easily fit in a crowded underhood wiring area. They never give any trouble unless you are in a accident, or someone messes with the wiring. That is, hooking something up wrong, or not tying the harness back up like it should be, or working on something without disconnecting the batteries first and a wrench slips and shorts something out.

I was told that some of the later trucks and or vans, did go to a single large wire to feed the glowplug system. I wonder what the factory used to protect that wire? I would see if whatever they used was available.

 

[m67tang]

It's hard to beat fusible links. They are tough, and small enough to easily fit in a crowded underhood wiring area. They never give any trouble unless you are in a accident, or someone messes with the wiring. That is, hooking something up wrong, or not tying the harness back up like it should be, or working on something without disconnecting the batteries first and a wrench slips and shorts something out.

I was told that some of the later trucks and or vans, did go to a single large wire to feed the glowplug system. I wonder what the factory used to protect that wire? I would see if whatever they used was available.

I know my brothers truck, late 1992 model, is much different than mine where wiring is concerned. It uses more fuses than mine around the engine harness. So I have to presume Ford switched for some reason to fuses. Be it cost or function? I also know 10 ga. Wire is the smallest possible wire that could be used. Bigger is better, so long as I don't create a new weak link. That would be an unintended consequence.