adulbrich
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Olive oil un-virginer
I know somebody disagreed with @Massive spl; a while ago. They said that a loose connection couldn't melt a fuse holder. There wouldn't be enough heat to do it, and the fuse would probably blow before it got hot enough to melt the plastic.
Well, they were wrong. I pulled up to a stop light and all my gauges reset randomly. All the dials turned to minimum and the lights went off, then everything came back on, including my "check battery" light. When I got to school, I popped the hood and looked for a problem. I smelled something and saw the fuse was warped. The connection was loose and it had gotten hot. It burnt off all the gold plating, lol. I loosened the nut with a wrench, then went to take it off the bold with my fingers. I didn't know how hot it was and I literally heard my fingers sizzle :crap:
Then I replaced the fuse holder and fuse, making sure to tighten it down. I don't know if it vibrated loose, or I forgot to tighten it down the last time I removed it to work on electrical safely
The fuse was not blown
Melted a hole in my fuse box cover too!![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Well, they were wrong. I pulled up to a stop light and all my gauges reset randomly. All the dials turned to minimum and the lights went off, then everything came back on, including my "check battery" light. When I got to school, I popped the hood and looked for a problem. I smelled something and saw the fuse was warped. The connection was loose and it had gotten hot. It burnt off all the gold plating, lol. I loosened the nut with a wrench, then went to take it off the bold with my fingers. I didn't know how hot it was and I literally heard my fingers sizzle :crap:
Then I replaced the fuse holder and fuse, making sure to tighten it down. I don't know if it vibrated loose, or I forgot to tighten it down the last time I removed it to work on electrical safely
![IMG_20160219_173247_729_zpsejnhcndl.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1028.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy343%2Faulbrich16%2FIMG_20160219_173247_729_zpsejnhcndl.jpg%3Ft%3D1455843797&hash=d711cad899e0598c90c1bd7ba9b9e0e0)
The fuse was not blown
![IMG_20160219_173256_213_zpsrgmijnif.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1028.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy343%2Faulbrich16%2FIMG_20160219_173256_213_zpsrgmijnif.jpg&hash=b6cf98d293239a3b861d0c8cc50bd5a5)
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Melted a hole in my fuse box cover too!
![IMG_20160219_173805_007_zps0nwvclsl.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1028.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy343%2Faulbrich16%2FIMG_20160219_173805_007_zps0nwvclsl.jpg&hash=772fe199307548513cbb3000a83f2a7d)
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