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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:37 PM
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Starter Draw?

How many amps does the starter draw when starting? I got back from NAPA and all
they had were 50A circuit breakers there. Would this be enough to run? I looked in
the haynes and all it said was "up to 50A" which worries me.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 05:09 PM
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Nevermind! I returned the breaker. No one has any higher amp breakers (go figure) unless
I go industrial. That itself sounds expensive
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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I got a 100 amp at Advance for $30., IIRC.
I just got all 8 of the the coils over plug for my 03 F-150 for $90. shipped from this guy on Ebay, he has a good deal on circuit breakers too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...BN%3AUS%3A1348
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Stevan
I got a 100 amp at Advance for $30., IIRC.
I just got all 8 of the the coils over plug for my 03 F-150 for $90. shipped from this guy on Ebay, he has a good deal on circuit breakers too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...BN%3AUS%3A1348
Advance said they don't carry anything over 50a

No one bothered to look it up in a catalog besides NAPA, but they don't carry any.

The eBay link looks like what I need, but doesn't come for a 2 gauge.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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What do you have against a fuse? Why are you even fusing the starter cable anyway?
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