Car won’t start and you lost all electrical power? Check the fusible link. A fusible link is just like any other car fuse, but instead of being plastic, it is a thin wire with a thick insulator. To properly connect a fusible link you need to use a crimp, solder, and shrink-wrap the connection.
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Hey great video. Im having issue with low pier cranking. New starter, Alt, and battery. HELP !
Going to use this info to investigate electrical problems on my truck. I've been having weird Christine crap going on for 12 months now. Replaced the ECM, alternator, battery, the big amp fuse off of the battery, and here I am back at square one almost a year to the date.
This guy's solder job made eyes hurt.
What if your fusable link is a square box not wires like that
Great vid very informative thanks
My aunts 91 firebird had a fusible link that blew for the alternator and once replaced alternator worked again
🇵🇬🇵🇬,mm,
I just want to make a short comment and yes it definitely is similar to a fuse or relay however there's nothing in today's world that replaces a fusible link unfortunately. Have a 1990 Dodge van that has a lot of fusible links I would love to substitute them but it is very complicated because even though they protect in the same manner there's nothing that will allow a current to come through and not pop it the way a fusible link works. A fuse any current coming through that is too high will pop at immediately relay will turn it off and then turn it back on immediately.. fusible link allows up to 3 seconds of current to go through so if you have surges in the system (an old van like mine there are many) The fusible link allows for them whereas the fuses and relays don't. Many people replace them but there are issues with doing that I wish there was a direct replacement. It's fine when you have one fusible link but when you have 20 of them it's really a pain
you said "don't forget to put the heat shrink on the wires before soldering and crimping"…what do you mean, because how can you crimp and solder if the plastic heat shrink is already over the area being fused?
Use flux next time and it will look as good as your example did
I need you in my lifetime you're the reason I work and fix whatever I can but I also know when to leave it to the pros. Very thorough and don't listen to anyone else's opinions on how soldering looks. If it is bonded together WHO CARES? I THINK YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB
Your soldering result was ugly because your soldering iron didn't produce sufficient heat for that job & because you didn't use sufficient flux. Good vid nevertheless–it shows the essential info, so thank you!
The FL is usually tinned copper high stranding wire with a Hypalon (high temp, will not catch fire) insulating jacket. An blown FL will have a rippled and distorted look to the jacket (insulation). Although, as seen in the video, the failure mode is more often corrosion than an internally shorted Alternator.
I prefer to use round barrel step down butt splices (hydraulic crimp) with Red dual wall heat shrink when repairing FLs. I do not solder fusible links. One of the many reasons is, for a large wire gauge splice like in the video, is the amount of heat needed to solder the joint correctly can actually over temp the FL jacket which will make it look like it experienced and overload (over temp) condition, because this is how you identify an overloaded FL. So, to avoid this, it is best to use a barrel butt splice connection(s).
Why would that link make your speedometer move??
Hey Boss, what kind of crimp is that? And what other types of crimps are acceptable? Can I also just solder the wire well and use heat shrink tubing?
The close caption sometimes interferes with the video. Great video. Question, would cleaning the connections with baking soda help?
I removed the small section of fusible link wire that connects the two different gauged wires together. How do I replace that?
Wish I watched this before replacing battery and alternator. Hey Chris, when did auto manufacturers start using FUSIBLE LINKS? Seem like a bit of an Achilles Heel.
Thanks!
Hi Chris. Question, why use fuseable links and not just regular inline fuses. If that burn up in a snow storm, it’s alot more
Involved to fix than just throwing another fuse in
Are there fusible links coming off the alternator wire where it bolts to the alternator? Also if ones corroded or not getting connection will it make your lights pulsate headlights,dashights and dome lights
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Chris if the wire going to my starter has a fusible link and my starter is good..and battery is good..grounds are good fuses are good..would that cause my no crank issue? I've tried everything man
good and informative video just wondering tho do you flux the wire?
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This video was absolutely vital for me , thanks! I could hardly find any other information on my old Dodge fusible links.
This is a great video. I like it because my 84 Toyota FJ60 has a three wire fusible link that uses male & female spadeblade connectors to join the regular wires with the fusible link wire. Each junction is protected by a plastic housing that is very hard to take apart and remove the connectors from. You can buy a new fusible link but it costs $35 to $60. Also, if you still have a short somewhere it is possible the brand new fusible link will burn up again. I like the idea of just buying 10 ft of each gauge of fusible link wire that you need and fixing it yourself. Be sure to cut the lengths of each fusible link wire to match the oem length. Also use a conversion chart when you have Japanese fusible link wire measured in square mm (cross sectional area) but you are buying 18 or 20 gauge wire. It may also be important to keep each wire from touching the other using fire retardant cable sleeves.
Chris, this is kinda hard for me to say but I'll go ahead and say. Im 62 years old and have been working on cars for years and I always learn a lot when I watch youre videos. Please keep showing us how its done. thanks a lot
thank, you criss so much
but you good fellas has explane how soldering is done so I did read and understood on how it's done thank you al 🙏
I know how to WELD 6013 and 6011 but I've never at one giving time ever soulder before
look fellas I'm beinging honest I've never soulder in my life before so I can almost imagine my work would look bad to I'm going to have to practice also
OMG MY 1985 DODGE RAM D-350 FLAT BED TRUCK 360/727 HAS BEEN SITING FOR 5 LONG YEARS ALL BECAUSE OF A FUSEABLE LINK I WISH I HAD KNOW ALL OF THIS BEFORE HAND MY DODGE TRUCK IS ONLY got 60 thousand miles on it all because of a fuseable link kept it off of the road for 5 long years
MY 1985 DODGE RAM D-350 TRUCK 360/727 A FUSEABLE LINK KEPT IT OFF OF THE ROAD ALL OF THESE YEARS AND NOW IM PUTING IT BACK ON THE ROAD AFTER 5 LONG YEARS OF BEINGING OFF OF THE ROAD DARN ALL BECAUSE OF A DUMB FUSEABLE 👍 LINK
look it's a shame that dodge came out with something like this fuseable links I done practically bought everything new for my 1985 Dodge Ram D-350 flat bed trk new starter new battery new alt new everything to much to list all because for 5 years I was trying to pin point the problem and rule it out and had never knew anything about fuseable links the last time that I drove or had my 1985 Dodge Ram D-350 flat bed truck on the road was 5 years age and when I did drive it I only got to drive it very little all because of a fuseable link that I never knew nothing about but I never gave up until I said to myself well my last straw is to google it up of what problem that I had with my DODGE
now I'm going to fix my 85 Dodge Ram D-350 360/727 flat bed trk
thank you so much in Jesus name 🙏
that solder job is a cold joint.
use a chisel tip not cone
Nice video, but let me suggest that you need to get a little higher wattage soldering iron or gun. 100W will work fine. Then, you don't need to spend a lot of time heating the joint. Higher wattage will heat up the joint fast and the solder will flow better. The solder in the video almost looks like some of the cold solder joints we see on electrical equipment . A cold joint is when the solder didn't flow into the nooks and voids between the wires. Keep in mind that a solder joint is first a mechanical connection as shown in this video. Good contact, twisted. The solder will fill in the voids.
We all have seen attempts of guys melting blobs of solder to join the wires. Solder isn't the #1 thing holding the wires together, it's the mechanical connection first.
Not knocking the channel of video, you are great and have helped me and my friends many times. Take care.
Help please. No brake lights no hazards no turn signals. Parking lights work. Checked fuses and relays and change the multifunction switch.
98 mustang gt. I dunno what to do next.
terrific info, Thanks!