fusible link ?

[mcleoud151]

Hey everyone. I posted this in the electrical forum, but then figured I shoulda' probably posted here, 'cause you guys know what is up w/ these trucks!!!!! Sorry if i committed a sin by posting in two places.


I recently replaced the 350 in my 72 fleet and in doing so made a stupid mistake and hooked the jumper cables up wrong. Yea i know, i'm an idiot and wtf was i thinking. Shouldn't have had that last beer, apparently. Anyway, it fried the fusible link, so I sorta' spliced it back together and then forgot about it (was busy working on other problems and it slipped my mind). Today i was driving down the road and the rig died (totally, of course...everything!). Low and behold the wire is melted in two again. I taped it back together and limped home. I know i have to replace the whole thing, and that's no prob.

My question is, do you guys think something else is frying the wire? or is it just that it fried once and that was enough to make it keep happening when I didn't fix it correctly? I have my alpine headunit (12g) running to the fuse box, and I am wondering if maybe I am drawing too much power?

Should I be ok if I just replace the whole fusible link? I am planning on buying all new harnesses pretty shortly (a couple months) but I'd like to drive the truck until then.

Thanks in advance.
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