Garth
Your guess is as good as mine......
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2002
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- Location
- Brisbane
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- www.justcommodores.com.au
- Members Ride
- 100 series Toyota Landcruiser V8 monster
one thing holden might have made a boo boo on is the vl aircon circuit.
after a period of time, and due to the car's age, the fuse holder for the aircon tends to melt, making all sort's of problems arise due to this
the cause of this is because the cable holden put in for the fuse is the right size, the fuse is to big, and as a result of that, the plastic will actualy melt away before the fuse will blow. this does cause quite a few problems in the vl. the best way to repair this problem is a cheap and easy way
simply cut the cable that is on the aircon only, no more, at the fuse box that is.
then go out, and buy a fusable link, it's a realy cool looking thingy, it's got 2 cables and a little fuse holder, simply join the cables together, it dont matter which cable goes where on the fuseable link, it can only go in 2 way's of course, but make sure there is only 1 cable at each joint. when you join them, twist them together, with a pair of plier's or by hand, eitherway, make sure no strands are sticking out. using a gas torch, or a hand held soldering iron, head up the cable, use some solder to join the cables, this offers' less of a chance of repair comming undone, and makes a better connection, and elimenates anychange of a electrical hotspot. alow the cable to cool down, and wrap with insulating tape, this will help insulation from other cables,
it's as simple as that
cheers
garth
after a period of time, and due to the car's age, the fuse holder for the aircon tends to melt, making all sort's of problems arise due to this
the cause of this is because the cable holden put in for the fuse is the right size, the fuse is to big, and as a result of that, the plastic will actualy melt away before the fuse will blow. this does cause quite a few problems in the vl. the best way to repair this problem is a cheap and easy way
simply cut the cable that is on the aircon only, no more, at the fuse box that is.
then go out, and buy a fusable link, it's a realy cool looking thingy, it's got 2 cables and a little fuse holder, simply join the cables together, it dont matter which cable goes where on the fuseable link, it can only go in 2 way's of course, but make sure there is only 1 cable at each joint. when you join them, twist them together, with a pair of plier's or by hand, eitherway, make sure no strands are sticking out. using a gas torch, or a hand held soldering iron, head up the cable, use some solder to join the cables, this offers' less of a chance of repair comming undone, and makes a better connection, and elimenates anychange of a electrical hotspot. alow the cable to cool down, and wrap with insulating tape, this will help insulation from other cables,
it's as simple as that
cheers
garth