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Old Jan 24, 2022 | 05:26 PM
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Default Re: I need HELP with my R170 not starting

The reason Im saying not to jumper it is if its blown there is a REASON its blown. Normally the reason is someone didnt disconnected the battery when changing out the alternator. But that is not always why.

If there is a bare spot in that wire somewhere from rats chewing it or something and you jumper it and that bare spot finds its way back to ground like it did when it blew the fuse in the first place you have eliminated the only fire protection you had. That wire will get red hot and become a long heating element melting the insulation off. Things just get nastier from there. It doesnt end well.

Also if something damages that wire in the future it will come back to bite you from taking that fuse out of the equation.
 
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