Hey all,

We have been trouble shooting wiring problems on the Mrs. 92 RRC for some time and someone brought up a good point that the fusable link may be shot in certain parts. I check with my usual parts sources and the replacement/upgrade for the fusable link is around $160. I am wondering if I can just cut the link at out and install a regular type fuse setup. I am not sure what the ratin on the fuse currently is or if there are multiple ratings...

If anyone has any input it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jason, you can get rolls of fusible link at NAPA for like $8. There are two different guages used on the Range Rover. I just cut out the old ones (all of them) and put in new wire. So far so good.

Oh for heaven's sake, just replace the fusible link with a piece of coat hanger :flipoff2:

Before you commit to such a course of action, make certain that's the problem, and if the link failed, why did it fail. Judging from your comments, it sounds as though it might not be the link, but maybe a ground problem.

Good luck, wiring on Classics is rarely fun and often frustrating and always time consuming.

In my 92 RR the fusable links have been replaced with normal fuses. I did not perform the work, but it has been this way for about 4 years now with no problems since. I was billed for about 1.5 hours of work. Worh every penny IMHO. Not sure how helpful this is, other than letting you know that it can be done successfully.

Way

In my 92 RR the fusable links have been replaced with normal fuses.

Why it wasn't done this way from the factory is beyond me. This is the way I plan to fix mine when it gives up the ghost (knock on wood...).

Fusible links go out with a slow burn, unlike a fuse which just blows. If you get a short and the fuse doesn't blow, as the wires in the circuit heat up, the fusible link melts before it gets hot enough to catch fire. I think that is why they use them in that spot.

Edit: FWIW, I don't thnk they used fusible links before '90 or '91. They just had straight wire running back to the fuse block. So I doubt it is a huge deal anyway. It's not like 88s and 89s are burning down all over the place.

So I doubt it is a huge deal anyway. It's not like 88s and 89s are burning down all over the place.

Not from wiring problems anyways.