Thread: fusible link question

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Ok, here goes:

The power feed to the fuseblock jumpers off the starter relay terminal. I think it was pretty common practice. It was my old Chevy truck which did the same thing, but off the horn relay.

Mine has a charge / discharge guage, is that an ammeter?

I never did really figure out what blew the link originally. I could pull the link from the parts car, but until I find the short, fuses are easier to replace.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

Ok, here goes:

The power feed to the fuseblock jumpers off the starter relay terminal. I think it was pretty common practice. It was my old Chevy truck which did the same thing, but off the horn relay.

Mine has a charge / discharge guage, is that an ammeter?

I never did really figure out what blew the link originally. I could pull the link from the parts car, but until I find the short, fuses are easier to replace.

That relay is prone to failure, I always carried a spare in the Duster and yes you have an ammeter. Chrysler was the last to discontinue there use, doing so in the late 70's early 80's. It's not that difficult to eliminate and with a little time and energy you can replace it with a voltmeter in the original location as I did on the Duster I had.