Hi Roger,

IIRC those fusible links are made of pure tin (melting point 232 C)
which do not constitute as much of a fire hazard as brass (melting
point >900 C) when they fulfill their function of melting. I'm sure
those links are still available, certainly from Parts Place, maybe
even from the dealer. Keep a couple of extras on hand in an
unobtrusive brown manila envelope.

Gary

ps Happy trails!

> Date:    Sat, 5 Dec 2009 23:50:49 -0800
> From:    Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: spent the day under my van
>

> also ben having an issue with glow plugs not working and the work around was
> a pain ... so we opened up the box on the firewall that all the wires run
> into and there are a couple of relays in there ..
> went to change the potentially offending one (thanks scott daniel) when we
> noticed there is a fusible link on the buss .. it had failed ( by which i
> mean worked  ...as it was broken)
> Does anyone know what metal that link might be made from ... felt like a
> cross between aluminum and brass ... very soft ...
> we replaced with a piece of brass wire after some looking in the reference
> books which suggested the fusible link was 50 amp ...
>