That's a 50A fuse, if I remember. Funny, I thought that fuse powered
everything, not just the glow plugs. Whatever. I replaced mine with an ATC
50A from a Trak Auto becuase the dealer sure wasn't open when it blew! And I
have a spare in the glove box now, as well.

The fuse and special holder was about $7.00. I was able to use one of the
screws holding the original fuse holder to secure the new one in the same
spot of the old one. The new holder has screw-type teminals, so switching
the wires was easy, too.

TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://volksweb.relitech.com
85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
65 Notchback

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rolf Pechukas [SMTP:GREATCLOD@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 2:25 PM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      82 vandiesel hard cold start 2
>
> GMBulley was right
> glow plug fuse
> WHY do they use that cheesy little piece of resistance metal
> is that better than an ATC?
> it's 60A, right?
> is there a simple way to make this a more reliable connection?
> why would the fuse blow? it seemed very corroded and thin
> is that aluminum?
> thanks all
> Rolf and Hermann, 82 VanDiesel