Consider this a warning for Big 3 people, fuse yo sht!!

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

Ya, so on monday i went out to start my truck up and it was running like sht, lights were dim, barely running it seemed. Turned it off, popped the hood and this is what i see..

Yup, completely fcked, fried, looks like it caught on fire so im lucky my whole truck didnt go up.

So, go add that fuse to your alt. power cable, because it is obviously needed. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif

150 bucks and a couple hours later i have a running truck again, oh, and i took the cable off my alt. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

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[IloveBass 10+ year member]

that sux

 

[aeon 10+ year member]

wow, i'll make sure i'll fuse mine when i do it.

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

GoD Damn !! Melted right into your alt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

[Rawr-DQ 10+ year member]

do you still have a positive wire running to the alt?

cuz uhh....yeah.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

weird man.

 

[SeanDub 10+ year member]

Interesting, never seen anything like that with the Big 3 before.

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

that sux

Understatement. Had tons of sht to do on monday, and of course its my day off.

wow, i'll make sure i'll fuse mine when i do it.

Yes, you definantly should, BTW, ive had it like this for over 6 months, guess it just finally decided to fck up on me.

GoD Damn !! Melted right into your alt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

Yup, had to beat the post to get the wires off, and both cables were fused to my alt, so i had to snap them with a bolt cutter.

do you still have a positive wire running to the alt?
cuz uhh....yeah.

Yes, im not an idiot. lol. I just put the stock one on it for now, until i fuse the big 3, plus i dont have anything installed right now.

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

weird man.

Yup, fcking sucks.

Interesting, never seen anything like that with the Big 3 before.

Me neither, and i wish i still hadnt.

 

[AllDayMJ 10+ year member]

question, did you tape the ends of your connections with electrical tape? because ive heard the adhesive in it will either catch fire or it will melt the tape dripping molten pieces material on to possibly flammable things surrounding it...just a thought..

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

question, did you tape the ends of your connections with electrical tape? because ive heard the adhesive in it will either catch fire or it will melt the tape dripping molten pieces material on to possibly flammable things surrounding it...just a thought..

Ya i was actually thinking that, but i didnt do the ends, just around the bare part of the connector where the wire goes in and you crimp it, i guess it could have dropped in there though, but WTF else are you supposed to use for that? Id hate to have bare wire or a bare connector there.

Also, you can see where the tape is, and the fire didnt even touch the tape. Also, i tried lighting a piece of electrical tape on fire with a bare flame, and it put itself out repeatedly.

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

****...that sux bro...just be glad that all that happened. could have been a lot worse.

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

Ya, could have lost the whole fcking truck, although i do have insurance....lol.

 

[AllDayMJ 10+ year member]

idk, an electrician told me not to tape the ends, they have silicon end pieces that can be put over those, and i don't believe catch fire until ridiculous heat incurs..at the point the wire surround would light on fire..lol

 

[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

ZomG!!!11!

Thats insane!