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To: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner@gmail.com>, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Auto Experts: Not LBC but stupid fuseable link needed for my truck..ugh.
From: Tom Springer via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:03:13 -0700 (PDT)
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Hmm...tell me more. I have a 2013 Nissan Frontier and recently the radio, 
mirrors, rear defog, and two power terminals went dead...not the fuses. I read 
the term fuseable link while searching the 'net, but the local dealer had no 
idea what I was talking about.
Tom


> On June 12, 2019 at 2:18 AM Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets 
> <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
>     List,
>     I was able to buy the last handmade fuseable link for my mini truck and 
> she is back to being my daily driver. I learned a lot and grateful for the 
> knowledge. I bought it from Lynchburg Nissan as one of the parts guys was 
> making them for years being an owner of a Nissan mini truck too!. He gave me 
> instructions to make them too as they are metric links. I saw a burn on one 
> of my connectors and I'm sure it was because the ac hose lays onto it and 
> presses into the battery terminal being someone clamped a rubber gasket onto 
> the battery terminal. I'll make a few soon so I can get them to those in need 
> being it is somewhat common on these old trucks.
>     Thanks as always for your continued support on all car stuff,
>     Linda
> 
>     62 California Sprite "Pinky"
> 
>     On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 10:18 AM Linda Grunthaner < grunthaner@gmail.com 
> mailto:grunthaner@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
>         > >         List,
> >         I have exhausted all sites stores and groups for this nasty bugger 
> > called a fuseable link which to me is just a wire. I'll make one after I 
> > exhaust all other efforts but prefer not to open up my wiring harness and 
> > solder in.
> > 
> >         I need this " looks like" image in link, 5 wires called fuseable 
> > links which to me is just a thinner than connected to wire at 6" long:
> > 
> >         Why can't I just use wire that is 6" long (I read they need to be 
> > 6" long) and just the 4 gauges smaller than what they go into? At the very 
> > bottom is a nice youtube of a guy soldering them in and he made the most 
> > sense.
> > 
> >         What did MG and Austin Healey do to not require them in our 
> > Spridgets?
> >         Many thanks as always school me on what Spridgets use to not need 
> > these.
> >         Linda
> >         62 California Sprite "Pinky"
> >         Knowledge is power, repairs are a PITA : )
> > 
> >         
> > http://datnissparts.com/fusible-link-assy-for-datsun-nissan-720-pickup-24022-10w00-can-replace-24022-06w11/
> > 
> >         This site from Autozone shows how to make one:
> >         link
> > 
> >         
> > https://www.autozone.com/repairguides/Nissan-Pick-ups-and-Pathfinder-1970-1988/CIRCUIT-PROTECTION/Fusible-Link/_/P-0900c1528004f5e4
> > 
> >         I guess I can get them in every color so I don't end up confused on 
> > my harness:
> >         
> > https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/b/lighting---electrical-16777/fuses-16615/fusible-link--universal--17516/12af23bde667
> >   
> > 
> >         Youtube a guy solders in his own.
> >         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SpsSRGfDQI  
> > 
> > 
> >         --
> >         "Pay if forward" in honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut
> > 
> >     > 
> 
>     --
>     "Pay if forward" in honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut
>     ------------------------
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</head><body>Hmm...tell me more.  I have a 2013 Nissan Frontier and recently 
the radio, mirrors, rear defog, and two power terminals went dead...not the 
fuses.  I read the term fuseable link while searching the &#39;net, but the 
local dealer had no idea what I was talking about.<br>Tom<br><br>
<blockquote type="cite">
  On June 12, 2019 at 2:18 AM Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets 
&#60;spridgets@autox.team.net&#62; wrote:
 <br>
 <br>
 <div dir="ltr">
  <div dir="ltr">
   List,
   <div>
    I was able to buy the last handmade fuseable link for my mini truck and she 
is back to being my daily driver. I learned a lot and grateful for the 
knowledge. I bought it from Lynchburg Nissan as one of the parts guys was 
making them for years being an owner of a Nissan mini truck too!. He gave me 
instructions to make them too as they are metric links. I saw a burn on one of 
my connectors and I&#39;m sure it was because the ac hose lays onto it and 
presses into the battery terminal being someone clamped a rubber gasket onto 
the battery terminal. I&#39;ll make a few soon so I can get them to those in 
need being it is somewhat common on these old trucks.
   </div>
   <div>
    Thanks as always for your continued support on all car stuff,
   </div>
   <div>
    Linda
   </div>
   <div>
    <br>
   </div>
   <div>
    62 California Sprite &#34;Pinky&#34;
   </div>
  </div>
 </div>
 <br>
 <div class="gmail_quote">
  <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">
   On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 10:18 AM Linda Grunthaner &#60;
   <a href="mailto:grunthaner@gmail.com";>grunthaner@gmail.com</a>&#62; wrote:
   <br>
  </div>
  <blockquote class="gmail_quote">
   <div dir="ltr">
    List,
    <div>
     I have exhausted all sites stores and groups for this nasty bugger called 
a fuseable link which to me is just a wire. I&#39;ll make one after I exhaust 
all other efforts but prefer not to open up my wiring harness and solder in.
    </div>
    <div>
     <br>
    </div>
    <div>
     I need this &#34;
     <span style="color: rgb(56,56,56); font-family: 
-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">looks 
like&#34; image in link, 5 wires called fuseable links which to me is just a 
thinner than connected to wire at 6&#34; long:</span>
    </div>
    <div>
     <span style="color: rgb(56,56,56); font-family: 
-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></span>
    </div>
    <div>
     <span style="color: rgb(56,56,56); font-family: 
-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Why 
can&#39;t I just use wire that is 6&#34; long (I read they need to be 6&#34; 
long) and just the 4 gauges smaller than what they go into? At the very bottom 
is a nice youtube of a guy soldering them in and he made the most sense.</span>
    </div>
    <div>
     <span style="color: rgb(56,56,56); font-family: 
-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></span>
    </div>
    <div>
     <span style="color: rgb(56,56,56); font-family: 
-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">What did MG 
and Austin Healey do to not require them in our Spridgets?</span>
    </div>
    <div>
     <font color="#383838" face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, 
Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, 
sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Many thanks as always school me on 
what Spridgets use to not need these.</span></font>
    </div>
    <div>
     <font color="#383838" face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, 
Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, 
sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Linda</span></font>
    </div>
    <div>
     <font color="#383838" face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, 
Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, 
sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">62 California Sprite 
&#34;Pinky&#34;</span></font>
    </div>
    <div>
     <font color="#383838" face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, 
Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, 
sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Knowledge is power, repairs are a 
PITA : )</span></font>
    </div>
    <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.57143em; 
font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
     <br clear="none">
    </div>
    <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.57143em; 
font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
     <a 
href="http://datnissparts.com/fusible-link-assy-for-datsun-nissan-720-pickup-24022-10w00-can-replace-24022-06w11/";
 style="color: rgb(4,122,198); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; 
line-height: 1.57143em;" 
target="_blank">http://datnissparts.com/fusible-link-assy-for-datsun-nissan-720-pickup-24022-10w00-can-replace-24022-06w11/</a>
     <br clear="none">
    </div>
    <div>
     <br>
    </div>
    <div>
     This site from Autozone shows how to make one:
    </div>
    <div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      link
     </div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      <br clear="none">
     </div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      <a 
href="https://www.autozone.com/repairguides/Nissan-Pick-ups-and-Pathfinder-1970-1988/CIRCUIT-PROTECTION/Fusible-Link/_/P-0900c1528004f5e4";
 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.57143em; color: 
rgb(4,122,198);" 
target="_blank">https://www.autozone.com/repairguides/Nissan-Pick-ups-and-Pathfinder-1970-1988/CIRCUIT-PROTECTION/Fusible-Link/_/P-0900c1528004f5e4</a>
      <br clear="none">
     </div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      <br>
     </div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      I guess I can get them in every color so I don&#39;t end up confused on 
my harness:
     </div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      <a 
href="https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/b/lighting---electrical-16777/fuses-16615/fusible-link--universal--17516/12af23bde667";
 
target="_blank">https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/b/lighting---electrical-16777/fuses-16615/fusible-link--universal--17516/12af23bde667</a>&#160;&#160;
      <br>
     </div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      <br>
     </div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      Youtube a guy solders in his own.
     </div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SpsSRGfDQI"; 
target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SpsSRGfDQI</a>&#160;&#160;
      <br>
     </div>
     <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 
1.57143em; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe 
UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid 
Sans&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: 
rgb(56,56,56);">
      <br clear="none">
     </div>
     <div>
      <br>
     </div>-- 
     <br>
     <div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_6846896261101352628gmail_signature">
      <div dir="ltr">
       <span style="font-size: small;">&#34;Pay if forward&#34; in honor of 
Frank Clarici III, Spritenut</span>
       <br>
      </div>
     </div>
    </div>
   </div> 
  </blockquote>
 </div>
 <br clear="all">
 <div>
  <br>
 </div>-- 
 <br>
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   <span style="font-size: small;">&#34;Pay if forward&#34; in honor of Frank 
Clarici III, Spritenut</span>
   <br>
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