The original fuses are dirt cheap as I recall (I bought 4 or 5 just to keep around). I would certainly get more, or carry additional lamp cord, while you are refining your "make do" survival gear.
brian from la verne, ca
From: Chip <czulli@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 4:47 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] glow plug relay fuse
Out of the blue, my glow plugs stopped working and the light on the dash stopped lighting. I pulled the cover from the glow plug relay and found the 50A fuse blown. No big deal, I went to Advance and bought another 50A that I thought looked like the one blown. It was not, slightly to big and holes in the wrong place.
Perhaps with a rat tale file I can make this thing work, but in the mean time I have used a few strands of copper wire from lamp cord to bridge the connection. First time out, I did not have enough strands to bridge the current flow, but adding a few more strands and it works like a charm.
Should I continue with the modification to the off the shelf 50A or should I get the right one from ??????
And then, of course, there is the question of why my original fuse blew to start with.
The lamp cord strands are working great, and the car seems to crank quickly as usual.
I'll appreciate any perspectives from the group.
Chip
hanging on by a few copper threads in Houston
Perhaps with a rat tale file I can make this thing work, but in the mean time I have used a few strands of copper wire from lamp cord to bridge the connection. First time out, I did not have enough strands to bridge the current flow, but adding a few more strands and it works like a charm.
Should I continue with the modification to the off the shelf 50A or should I get the right one from ??????
And then, of course, there is the question of why my original fuse blew to start with.
The lamp cord strands are working great, and the car seems to crank quickly as usual.
I'll appreciate any perspectives from the group.
Chip
hanging on by a few copper threads in Houston
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