[AT] FW: aftermarket fuses

[Rob Wilson]

Got this from a truck mailing list I belong to. Beware of the Harbor Freight
crap.
Rob

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Once again, China is out to destroy America.

Mike  Phx,  5.0)        
 DATE  08/6/048
 Time  7:52:01

New systems generate new problems.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom"


> Got this from my brother an exec. at GM.
> We have now had two vehicles come into our department with extensive 
> wiring harness damage.  Both of these vehicles had a replacement 15 amp 
> fuse instead of the GM fuse.  The fuse does NOT "pop" causing the wiring 
> harness to catch fire.  The fuse has a clear, hard plastic blue body 
> with the amperage stamped into the top there is no white paint on the 
> fuse.  There are no identifying marks on the fuse to tell who is making 
> it. The fuse is distributed by Harbor Freight, I attached a picture of 
> the box of fuses.  Your dealers should look out to make sure that 
> suspect wiring problems are not caused by these defective aftermarket 
> fuses.  The 15 amp fuse on this particular truck did not "pop" even at 
> 50 amps. The fuse in the second picture still tests "good" even after a 
> direct short across the battery.  We tested six of these fuses and none 
> of them pop.