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I had to wire brush all of the fuse terminals with a brass wire wheel on a Dremel tool, replace all fuses with new and coat fuses and terminals with dielectric grease to make everything work on mine. No electrical problems since. I got the fuses from Expedition Imports.
They're (old) standard European fuses, which you can get on eBay, Amazon, etc.
Maybe, but I did not lose them, they never worked. I have gone through all the fuses earlier, but I have not checked it specifically when the weather got warm and I have been using it hard. At one point the cylinder was getting pretty warm so I decided I better see if I could get the fans to work. I used my Power Probe II and proved that the fans work, and my multi tester showed that there was no power getting to what I assume is the thermostat. Time is getting short, and I have already lost a lot of time resolving hydraulic issues, and I am hard pressed for time. I took what I think/thought was the most expedient route.
I went through a similar process with a wire brush, vinegar salt and baking soda.
If anyone needs a new connection terminal, I have several more than I needed, just PM me. Mine was severely corroded and when I purchased a new terminal strip, they came in a package of 5.
people on this site are so unbelievably generous. easily one of the main reasons i keep coming back.
Yeah that is where I connected the positive lead from the ignition switch. It is well grounded because when I supply power to that terminal the fans run great. The multi meter does not show any charge on the other terminal, which I assume should supply power to the two fans when the thermostat closes the contacts. I could try to move the power lead to the other terminal and see if the fans kick on when the hydraulic fluid starts getting warm. Then I would just need to track down why there is no power on the other terminal.
Yup Amizon . Think I got 100 fuses for like 8$
