Ok so I've started to once again look into fixing my fuse box problem...are the fuse-able linkes the wire with the black buldge shortly after there mount? If so, where do I cut...before or after the black buldge?
And if it's not the fuseable links...anyone have an idea of what else it could be?
Recently I was driving for about 10 minutes when my wildshield wipers stopped working. I checked under the hood about 5 minutes later to find the fuseable links all pretty hot. I let the Jeep sit for an hour while I went to pick a girl up, came back...wiper went on fine and worked all night. This has never happend before so I think it might be related to my no radio/aux lights problem.
~Scott
Geez - gimme time...:laugh:
Seriously, the arrangement should be:
Ring Lug - Fusible Link Wire - Black Join - Standard Wire.
The easiest and best thing to do is to just
just after the black join - you'll end up with the section of standard wire exposed, and everything upstream of that (fusible link wire, ring lug, wire join) will be removed. Strip the wire and use a crimp lug to join the fusible link to the standard wire. Make sure the ring lug on the fusible link (if any) has a 3/8" inside diameter (ID) - replace it if not. If there is no ring lug, select one for the gage of wire with a 3/8" ID and crimp it onto the fuse link.
Being cranky, I'll generally use a bullet connector to join the new fusible link wire to the harness - so if I have to replace the thing again, I don't have to cut. A "spade" style quick-connect will also work, I just happen to prefer the bullet. Make sure that whichever you use is shrouded/insulated, the parts house or hardware store should have what you need.
It's really a simple job, and it will only take you fifteen minutes because you probably haven't done it before (with practise, that will get
much shorter. Hell, it usually takes me fifteen minutes to crimp together a stereo head unit wiring harness to the vehicle adapter harness anymore - twenty-five if there is no vehicle plug, and I have to sort leads with a wiring diagram...)
And as always, if you're not sure of what you're doing or don't feel confident, posting a "Help!" thread in your local chapter should get you to someone who has done this sort of thing before, and can show you how to do it for the next time.