Ok guys so I'm a recovering FJ60 addict. My buddy has an 86 pickup that is blowing the main fuse or fusible link as some might call it. Any way whatever it is called it's the big 80 amp one. It's blowing the fuse every once in awhile-2 in the last month.The radio stops working, the blinkers, starter, and maybe the heater blower. What does this sound like? I think the alternator has a case of runaway current or the battery has an internal short as I couldn't track down any bare wires despite the mess. As far as I can tell even though stuff is now butchered under there, it appears as if all wires are running to the right places but can not be sure. He took it to have some other work done ( egr gasket) not even close to the same area and it came back with the burned fuse. I think it was just a coincidence but my buddy being a non mechanical type took it back and said fix it. Well.... the shop did a real bang up job on it and the Chiltons manual we have does not have a very good schematic. Should the the current from alternator run through the fusible link or should it be hooked to the battery side? Maybe the alternator is putting out to much current. I can not believe how shotty the work is I mean i grew up in the sticks playing with farm equipment and such and this is pretty bad even by my standards.
What do you guys think? My buddy is coming over a little later and I'm gonna see what kind of voltage the thing is putting out. If he ever takes it back to that shop I will probably punch him the face...nahhh but I'll give him a fair ration of crap.
What do you guys think? My buddy is coming over a little later and I'm gonna see what kind of voltage the thing is putting out. If he ever takes it back to that shop I will probably punch him the face...nahhh but I'll give him a fair ration of crap.
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