I 2nd that, get it tested. Some stores can test the regulator/diodes while it's on the car, so you literally just drive there.

I sometimes get that issue and am curious to how can i identify and replace the fusible link, cause all the signs point to that.

ALT 100A FL in the engine bay fuse box.

Some aftermarket power wires also have a FL in the middle of them; just a 1" to 2" sections of a different diameter is what you can look for.

Um... you know it comes out from the bottom, right? And you can use a sealed one as specified for later years in place of the wire if your car had the wire.

Then look closer... I'm not making it up. The top half and bottom separate and each section of the inside of the upper comes out individually. The fusible links do not pull out from the top.



The contained module versus wire is just a matter of preference and are interchangeable... it's just as possible that yours was replaced once already with a wire FL.... it's also possible that some jackass replaced it with regular wire (BAD idea).

nor did you from the start.... jebus, there's a time you just have to suck it up and pay a mechanic. All the parts you're looking at there are bits of the former FL.... OPEN UP THE FUSE BOX.

And there's nothing triple about that part... get it open, look what you're dealing with and don't be a dipshit (example below).


Yes, because engine fires only happen to the OTHER GUY and they're sooo much fun anyway.:uh:

I haven't had one apart in a couple years (since I replaced one on a friend's MKIII) so the finer points escape me. But it does come apart and there are two screws which clamp the 100A ALT FL in place from below. Unbolt the fuse box, lift it up and take a look around. You may need to feed more wire from the wiring harness into the bottom of the box to create sufficient slack.

Nothing should require significant force.