I have a cousin who works at GM. He sent this note that is going
around there. Can't verify that it's true, but judging from the
quality (or lack thereof) of recent off-shore products it may be true.
The note reads:
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.
Tim Collins
1966 AH Sprite
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