Sorry for dumb questions. Where to get a megafuse for 3G conversion? Do fatter wires have to be installed?
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Fatter charge wire is highly recommended. 3 g alternator uses a charge stud whereas the old 2g had the spade connections. Check out ebay and type in mega fuse. plenty of cheap options come up. Or you can visit your local auto wreckers/junkyard and pick one up easily from any vehicle with a 3g alternator. Easy way to make the connection is to put one side of the fuse on the battery or starter solenoid while bolting the charge cable to the other side. Mega fuse holders are also sold if you want to go that route. Either way works.~David~
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Originally posted by ootdega
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Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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parts stores will have megafuses for like $5-$8. Just use a short 1/4-20 bolt & nut to fasten your wire to the fuse.
I made my own charge wire: 4-6gauge THHN wire from home depot, at like $1.xx/ft, and then two ring terminals. Guess it cost $10 then.Comment
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You can find 130-amp charge wires with fuse links on other fords in the junkyard, thats what I use. Its hard to find ones long enough to reach, even more so to find ones you can tuck away nice.
Most Taurus 3G donors have a nice long 2-piece charge wire and a mega-fuse you can harvest, if you feel like extracting and dissecting a semi-buried wire harness.Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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The bonus to stealing the cable from a car is that its finer stranded, so more flexible than Home Depot wiring. Fancy stereo wire works nicely though.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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welder cable works well too (it's of the finer stranded variety)
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
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Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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My charge wire for this job is a Windstar charge cable. It is up high and easy to cut out of the harness.Comment
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I used a charge cable from the Taurus I originally pulled the doa 3g from.~David~
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Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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This is what I did.Originally posted by Ike Clanton View Postsigpic
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I found a charge wire from a late 90's E series van. harness and alternator were laying in the back of the van, I got both for $10 at the pull a part.
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