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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:40 pm 
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I am embarrassed to say this...
But....

I cant' find the fuse box in my Dodge D200 ! (or should I say "fuse-block"?)
Either way?.....................
Where is it? It's like it never had one ! Could it have been removed ?
Doesn't look that way to me.

I have looked everywhere...around the glove box, above the radio and it's not on the kick panels (they are thick steel and bolted up from the floor board to the top of the dash) I doubt if a fuse box is behind them? no wires going into or coming out from them...

Had the instrument cluster off too and still no fuse box..

I traced the battery (+) cable to the starter relay where a heavy gauge (red wire) at least 10 gauge maybe 8 gauge goes directly to the headlight switch, well, the back of it. This is a huge headlight-switch, quite long.
So, to me that seems where the fuse box should be ? The first place inside the cab where power comes to.

All the wiring appears to be original, no crimps or solder joints. No hacking jobs under there.. It's actually in good shape.

I need help and thank you in advance for it.

P.S.
If I don't have a fuse-box or never had one? Was thinking about at least putting a fuseable link at the positive battery terminal.
Does that sound like a good idea?

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I don't know for sure, but it's possible the truck never had one originally. Mopar cars (at least A-bodies) didn't get a fusebox til '63, and trucks were often a year or two behind cars in getting new engineering advances. A few individual circuits may be protected by inline fuses, but there is no main circuit protection (e.g. fusible link). Adding a good deal more circuit protection is a very fine idea, sooner rather than later if you want to keep the truck. You may want to take a look at this post on circuit protection.

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I don't know for sure, but it's possible the truck never had one originally. Mopar cars (at least A-bodies) didn't get a fusebox til '63, and trucks were often a year or two behind cars in getting new engineering advances. A few individual circuits may be protected by inline fuses, but there is no main circuit protection (e.g. fusible link). Adding a good deal more circuit protection is a very fine idea, sooner rather than later if you want to keep the truck. You may want to take a look at this post on circuit protection.
Thanks Dan,
I do plan on keeping this truck.
Thanks much for your knowledge and the link :)
I will be reading up on sizing fusable link's as well as adding individual blade fuses to various circuits.

This fusebox search began today when I was replacing the old horn with a "air-horn"
I ended up using an inline blade fuse in a rubber fuse holder. Also, personally, I never crimp connections but solder and shrink wrap em.
It's time consuming but long lasting.

Again, thanks !

P.S. The horn on this little truck now sounds like a Freightliner I drove years ago :lol:

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