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Old 01-07-2015, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
You can see why the prior owner pulled the fan fuse and, I'm guessing, ran a direct fused connection directly to the fan. There is evidence of heat damage from the fuse blowing, probably more than once, and he kept upping the amperage and it kept blowing. What is that little black necklace looking thing? Is it some kind of insulation buffer? And is the apparent melting on the connector between fuse 1 and fuse 2 just an optical illusion? I've never seen that guy even pucker before, much less melt. I'm guessing it's just a trick of the camera.

Black Necklace...
A closer look - it's some sort of crud that has built up on the end of the wire clip - looks a little baked on to me - probably tape, etc.

Between 1 and 2 fuse...
Looks like someone scraped something off.

I'm wondering if I should consider starting over - new harnesses, etc.
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