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04-03-2002, 08:03 PM
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Psycho-billy Member
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: about 40 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio
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What size fuse for HEI hook-up??
Someone said that I should put a fuse in-line in the HEI/ignition wire. What size fuse.......how many amps?
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04-03-2002, 08:04 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Just run it straight...when the wire burns up, you won't have to troubleshoot only to find hours later that you popped a fuse!!
( J/K man  )I never bothered to check the dope smokin old man's job on this...maybe i should do that soon huh? ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio [This message has been edited by longhornmail (edited April 03, 2002).] |
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04-03-2002, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Darrington, Washington
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Never Used a inline fuse,never burnt up yet,maybe something i should look into????hmmm
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04-04-2002, 01:30 AM
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Recovering Truck Driver
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Orleans, NE USA
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Mine's not fused either, i'm wondering how many amps the distributor pulls, sounds like a good idea, dang I wish I had an inductive pickup for my fluke mutimeter!!
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04-04-2002, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Indiana
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5 amp inline fuse
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04-05-2002, 08:49 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: North Louisiana
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I tried it before. Blew 30 amps at HI RPM. Ran it without a fuse and it worked fine.
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04-05-2002, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Indiana
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You have other probelms if you blew a 30.
Never had any problem with a 5. ------------------
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