Why would you think that a fuse rated at the same number of amps as the
corroded fusible link that it replaced would cause a fire?
  Your logic escapes me.  The fuse is well enclosed in the holder; the
fusible link was in the open.

Larry A.

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 6:55 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:

> ".... replaced it with a big ole fuse."
>
> Hmmm.... .  So, you'd rather have a fire than to have the A.C. out?  :-)
> interesting.
>
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dan,
>> I remember having a problem with the fusible link on the driver's side D
>> pillar.  Corrosion led to heating led to melting...
>>   I replaced it with a big ole fuse.  Don't remember tho whether it powers
>> the main relay or just the fans.
>>
>> Just take a quick look at the Bentley and the source of the trouble whould
>> be obvious.   :-)
>>
>> Larry A.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > thanks all for the replies...
>> >
>> > it's a tin top so no problem with the cabinet...
>> >
>> > I was at the shop this morning but no result yet...
>> >
>> > - vacuum and leak test --> no leak
>> > - charging the system
>> > - turn ON the A/C and the clutch NOt engaging..
>> > - there's no power to the compressor
>> >
>> > in fact there's NO power to the A/C relay
>> >
>> > aargh...
>> >
>> > http://s82.photobucket.com/user/26kick/media/IMG_6542.jpg.html
>> >
>>
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