Idea: Easy way to convert from glass fuses to blade ones
 

The stupid old glass fuses on these old trucks just tick me off...especially mine, since the tabs that hold them in are EXTREMELY stiff and almost every time I have to pull one, it breaks. I've even broken some trying to get them in.

Anyway...I was thinking...given the dimensions of standard glass fuses and the blade-type seen on newer vehicles...would it be possible to manufacture a 'socket' of sorts that could replace a glass fuse and allow a blade fuse to be plugged into it? Just a thought, that's all...it wouldn't have to be complex or anything, and it'd be a lot easier/cheaper than wiring in a new fuseblock with new-style fuses.

Does such a product even exist yet?

You can get circuit breakers that plug right in in place of the glass fuses. The only thing I don't like about them is they auto reset.

BUSS makes adaptors that plug into your old sockets, and accept blade fuses. So does someone else, don't know who, tho.

I never had any trouble with the glass ones. I use a small screwdriver and pop them out from the side.

Just me though, I even like powerglides, manual steering and drum brakes! :D

Just reading this post got me to thinking about this subject, and I can't remember changing a fuse in years on my truck. My point being, that if you are having to change fuses often, there might be a problem somewhere that should be checked out. Maybe I'm just lucky concerning fuses, never really talked with anyone concerning fuse problems before. Just a thought.

I'm with bobs409! Glass fuses rule! "Glass has class"

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I agree with barn9.......... I haven't changed a fuse on my 72 in years. I wouldn't be suprized if a couple of them are rusted in the sockets because it's still my work horse. Switching to a blade won't help much, it'll still blow. And the nice thing about glass fuse... you can see a blown fuse much easier (for us older folks) and in a DIRE EMERGENCY, you can wrap them with tinfoil (although not a smart thing to do) Just don't try using a .22 Long Rifle bullet like that guy did in the Darwin Awards a few years back.

Oh no, it's not like I'm blowing them regularly...it's probably been a long time I've messed with them, I think last time was to replace my wiper / tachometer main power fuse...most of the fuses I've had to replace weren't from being blown, but from breaking them when prying them out to tap into the power, heh.

It's still a good idea though. If you build it, they will most likely buy it! (except us die hard glass fuse people) In this day, you could sell just about anything.

Hey, someone came out with lighted window washer squirters so...

They make a tool for taking those type of fuses out. But I suppose you are like me where you rarely mess with them and buy the time you do you have already lost the tool. lol:D

No, they're in there so hard, the tool is useless.

You might try prepping the fuse ends with WD-40, Blue Shower or silicone spray to penetrate the rust. If it's really bad Ron Francis and Painless have replacement fuse blocks that do use the newer (and less robust) blade- type fuses. While my truck was down --waiting on a new harmonic balancer-- I had time to pull all the fuses, continuity test them, use a dremel on the contacts and scotchbrite on the fuse ends. A whole new set of fuses might be a lot less trouble and more reliable, but I like tinkering. You might also get another GM fuse box out of a wreck at a local junker. Sounds like your rig belonged to a snowbird once! '67-'68s are the same, '69-'72s have the lettering on sideways (BC of the handbrake deletion and change to emergency footbrake on the later mods.)
Good Luck

Actually, no...my truck has lived its entire life in Arizona with a short stint in SoCal. :)

They're not rusted at all...just stiff.

And I actually do have a spare fuseblock with wiring harness sitting around, got it from some guy who was junking the rest of the truck...but it's not really in any better shape than mine is, and IMO that's a lot of work to swap out.

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Old thread....
But the Aluminum Foil trick brings back memories. :)

Re: Idea: Easy way to convert from glass fuses to blade ones
 

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As long as this is back to the top this stuff works wonders for making bulbs and fuses easy to remove, plus helps protect from corrosion and moisture.....

http://www.permatex.com/products-2/p...-grease-detail

Available at almost any automotive store.

LockDoc

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x2!

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Memories of locating the problem by looking for the smoke... ;)