Fusable Link

Once upon a time, about 8 months ago, I blew out the fusable link in the wiring harness of my 73 Duster. What I did was cut out the fusable link and spliced the two wires backed together. Everything fired up and worked again.

A few months later, I was reading the mad electrical site about the ammeter bypass and thought that it was a good idea, however, i didn't want to remove my gauge cluster, which I problems with keeping the night lights working on it, im guessing a wire is finicky. Then I was reading a back issue of Mopar Action and discovered a less intrusive alternative that requires running an addtional wire from the alternator to the battery. This is supposed to alleviate the stress on the ammeter greatly, as the majority of the power is sent through that direct wire to the battery. Ofcourse the ammeter reads well below normal now, but I use a voltmeter now and it usually regesters 12-14 volts.

Its been 6 months since I installed the wire and its been fine. Does anyone see a problem with this? How about the repair to the link? I don't know why the tech editor in Mopar Action would say this is a way to rid of the ammeter problem if it didn't actually help. What do you all think?