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Hi there,
This should be the wrap up. Went to the dealer again yesterday.
@Helipilot @pk9394, @JohnGalt this should make sense now. Thanks for posting before, it is good to figure it out correctly.
The service manager had a bit of disconnect between him and the mechanic. Also, they don't do winches there so he would not be familiar with Ford's winch instructions.
When he got the part with the fuse blown he thought it was the part connected to the battery. You can see why. Pretty similar.
The actual location of this part is here.
Attached the fuse box. It is called a 300 amp fuse or something like that $240.00.
This is a picture from the Bronco they took the part out of while my part came in to get me up and running. It was sitting waiting for the install of the new fuse.
I connected to the second from the right in this pictures below since we didn't have a nut to fit either of the two empty pegs/bolts. Those two centre leads are connected to the alternator and the starter.
So it seems when the alternator kicked in while winching it blew the 300 amp fuse located in the picture above by the fuse box. Also, the alternator worked intermittently since the fuse break wasn't huge. When it was cold it was touching and as it heated up it separated - so it seems.
Here's a close up of the fuse. I believe the larger fuse will be for the alternator since they figure the alternator when running full could be about 250 - 300 amps.
In the end it was an expensive "nut". A tow, a hotel, a new part and labor. All good, glad I wasn't remote when everything failed. My wife and I decided to stretch the winch rope in remote mountain top road. Right at the top. Not many go by there. That is where it seems it blew.
This should be the wrap up. Went to the dealer again yesterday.
@Helipilot @pk9394, @JohnGalt this should make sense now. Thanks for posting before, it is good to figure it out correctly.
The service manager had a bit of disconnect between him and the mechanic. Also, they don't do winches there so he would not be familiar with Ford's winch instructions.
When he got the part with the fuse blown he thought it was the part connected to the battery. You can see why. Pretty similar.
The actual location of this part is here.
Attached the fuse box. It is called a 300 amp fuse or something like that $240.00.
This is a picture from the Bronco they took the part out of while my part came in to get me up and running. It was sitting waiting for the install of the new fuse.
I connected to the second from the right in this pictures below since we didn't have a nut to fit either of the two empty pegs/bolts. Those two centre leads are connected to the alternator and the starter.
So it seems when the alternator kicked in while winching it blew the 300 amp fuse located in the picture above by the fuse box. Also, the alternator worked intermittently since the fuse break wasn't huge. When it was cold it was touching and as it heated up it separated - so it seems.
Here's a close up of the fuse. I believe the larger fuse will be for the alternator since they figure the alternator when running full could be about 250 - 300 amps.
In the end it was an expensive "nut". A tow, a hotel, a new part and labor. All good, glad I wasn't remote when everything failed. My wife and I decided to stretch the winch rope in remote mountain top road. Right at the top. Not many go by there. That is where it seems it blew.
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