I was doing some work under the hood and noticed that somehow one contact of my glow plug fuse on the firewall had come out of the plastic housing- this made the fuse bend and break off. Now I am looking at having to replace the housing as well as buying a bunch of new fuses- which I will have to wait a week for as I will need to order them.
Why not do something different? Why cant I use a 40 amp fuse like I have for my car amps? I have a very large amp with an inline fuse I think is ~35 to 40 amps. Its neat, protected well and I don't need to bolt to the firewall. Is there a reason I should not go to this?
OEM Glow plug fuse or something aftermarket?
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Re: OEM Glow plug fuse or something aftermarket?
You can replace the fuse and fuseholder with a different style if you'd like. A fuse is just a fuse and if you don't like the style that's on the car, change it to something that you'd like to use. The fuse should be 50A, and you will need one that's rated for this amperage. If you use a 40A rated fuse and have good glowplugs, it likely won't last long.
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Re: OEM Glow plug fuse or something aftermarket?
..and it probably can't be a 50 amp quick blow fuse.
Because I've seen it start at around 60
before it settles down, as the glow plug gets hotter.
Because I've seen it start at around 60
before it settles down, as the glow plug gets hotter.
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