DASBRONCO
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HELP! I GOT A 79 BRONCO AND A FEW DAYS LATER I DECIDED TO START HER AND I ACTUALLY MELTED THE BATTERY RELATED WIRES IN THE SOLENOID. I BOUGHT A NEW SOLENOID AND GOT WIRE TERMINALS (FUSIBLE LINKS) BECAUSE THE SMALLER WIRES THAT ACTIVATE THE SOLENOID SINCE THESE WERE SIMPLY CRIMPED BY THE BATTERY CABLE. ANYWAY THE THING IS AFTER SWAPPING THE SOLENOID AND MAKING THE WIRES HAVE TERMINALS THE TRUCK HAD AN AWFULL PROBLEM. THE TRUCK NOW STARTS AT NAY TIME. LET ME EXPLAIN- WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS IN OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED, THE TRUCK CRANKS BUT DOESNT START IF I CONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE. I TRIED TO CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE WIRES BACK AND FORTH AND EVEN TRIED TO LEAVE WIRES DISCONNECTED FROM THE SOLENOID. STILL IT REPEATED THE SAME BEHAVIOR. THE ONLY MOMENT THE TRUCK DIDNT ACT WASWHEN I REMOVED THE TWO WIRES THAT SHARE A TERMINAL BUT HAVE A FUSIBLE LINK EACH. IN OTHER WORDS THE ONES THAT GIVE POWER TO THE REST OF THE TRUCK. I DONT KNOW WHAT ESLE TO DO HELP ME PLEASE I NEED THIS TRUCK FOR COLLEGE AND I CANT KEEP MISING CLASS DUE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.