MARSDALEBEAR Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Got the timing sorted,car running lovely,then..... 50 Amp ignition fuse blows. Can anyone shed any light as to why this should/could happen. Also it is a flat blade type fuse,just a strip of metal with 50 stamped on it all in a small plastic housing. Never seen this in my life before,can I replace it with an inline fuse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 x loads !! Biggest fuse I have on my car is for the fuel pump and that's a 30 amp one (coz 20 amp ones kept popping and I haven't been arsed to see if there's such a thing as a 20amp slow blow blade type fuse....). Where is this fuse ? 50amps seems a hell of a lot of current to deal with ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enterpryse Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Don't know the cause but NO NO NO - not an inline fuse for 50A. Good luck though S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARSDALEBEAR Posted June 25, 2003 Author Share Posted June 25, 2003 Where is this fuse ? 50amps seems a hell of a lot of current to deal with The fuse is in the live feed from the ignition switch to the solenoid. I have been churning the starter recently 'cos the bu**er wouldnt start.Could this be the reason,I just cant imagine the ignition drawing more than 50amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Do you mean the brown unswitched live feed ? Why is there a fuse in that wire ? There isn't on my car and I can't see why you'd need one to be honest. Chunky wires yes, but not a fuse. Cranking amps are going to be pretty high I'd have thought - certainly more than 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilux Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 You can weld with 50 amps If you had 6 Cibie Oscars you might need 50 amps but via a relay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARSDALEBEAR Posted June 28, 2003 Author Share Posted June 28, 2003 Thanks for all the advice guys,sorry that I could not reply sooner but I was out of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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