I recently found out about a TSB(technical service bulletin) from GM concerning the use of certain fuses....It ain't good news!

Seems
these fuses(the blade/spade type...not the glass ones) are not
"popping" when they should...and when that happens all of the smoke
comes out of the wires.

The TSB is # TSB 07-08-45-002
It
states that they tested some of these fuses. The 15amp fuse wouldn't
pop even when directly shorted across the battery terminals!

I have a copy of the bulletin that I can send out, if anyone is interested.
The fuses in this particular instance came from Harbor Freight & Tool.
What
brought it to my attention was someone from one of my Trans Tech
forums. He had a car that had no reverse lights. He found a bad fuse,
and replaced it. When they started the car, and put it into reverse to
check the lights, all of the smoke came out of the wires under the
dash!

Anyway...just
wanted to pass this along, and warn ya'll about buying the cheapest
fuses you can find...in this case, it just ain't worth saving a few
pennies.
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Joel Adams
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