HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Electrical dead! Main fuse???

[dpd]

Happy Christmas everyone!

I went to start up the deli this morning, the door was up and the engine exposed because I had it on the charger overnight.

Sparks! from the 80amp alternator fuse... and when I turned the key the next time, nothing...no instrument lights or glow plugs, no starter solenoid click. The 'on' position is dead. Would the alt-fuse going out cause this problem in your opinion? Or did I probably burn something upstream too?

And does anyone know where to source a replacement 80 amp fuse for that 'ALT' loom? Is it a standard fuse at PartSource or NAPA?

Thanks all, and happy holidays!

[Big-Bird]

The larger fuses can be found at Parts Source and Canadian Tire.



These are seldom on the floor, probably gonna be in the back.

[dpd]

Thanks for the reply! I will go get a replacement at partsource.

I haven't been able to look at it again since it went poop, but I just remembered, there is also a jumper wire in a little box...not a fuse, but a simple loop of wire in a loom that's labeled 'IGN', maybe that bit burned/fused. I have been leaning so hard on the starter to get her going in the Edmonton winter, maybe that wire finally bit the dust after a few too many 20-second cranks!

[drrod]

Suggestions for cutting down the 20 sec crank to start when cold:
- 0-30 or 5-30 synthetic oil
- good in block plug in heater
- battery on maintainer
- cycle glowplugs 2 or 3 times before cranking.
Ours starts easily with the above. Of course having bragged now, the next time it won't

[Artacoma]

The jumper wire is a fusible link , works sorta like fuse but more of a slow burn. On my L300 it burnt up one day and I replaced it with a regular wire and all was ok.

[dpd]

Thanks for the info! I think I will do the same.