The Ford Barn

braol · 08-31-2018, 08:44 AM

So we go out to the local watering hole and on the way home I flip on the lights and the car slows down. I turn them off and all is fine...flip the switch again and car slows down. So I press on the gas and I get the biggest backfire EVER. My wife almost fell out of the car it was so loud so I pull over. A quick look with the flashlight and I see that I put the fuse above the starter in without snapping it in all the way on one end. I snap it into place and all is well. Such is life!

Patrick L. · 08-31-2018, 11:56 AM

We file such things under the heading, STUFF Happens.

Keith True · 08-31-2018, 04:13 PM

Wait until you're driving down the road and that fuse lets go.When that connection opens up and takes the battery out of the circuit at speed you start pumping 30-40 volts into the coil.you will think somebody is shooting at you.

Tom Endy · 08-31-2018, 05:50 PM

It would be prudent to make sure all the light bulbs in your car are intact. With the battery disconnected from the generator it will run wild and produce high voltages as a post above described. Any lights you had on could easily have been burned out. if your foot was on the brake the stop lights might be gone.

Tom Endy

Corley · 08-31-2018, 07:32 PM

When I was a kid, I used to turn the key off on a downhill run, then back on at the bottom of the hill, just to shake up the mean neighbor. It can create some wicked boom noises, but I ound it to be a bit hard on mufflers. Blew a couple open, even blew the flange off of the exhaust manifold once. Parts were laying all over back then, and I was not too picky.

duke36 · 09-01-2018, 09:38 AM

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Some have reported issues with the fuse holder accessory on the starter. I've seen some loosen up at the pole connections, while some owners prefer an in line tube fuse holder.

Cool Hand Lurker · 09-01-2018, 11:07 AM

I have had the same problem with the backfiring and loose fuse holder and now my generator is not putting out any charge. Uh Oh.

Kahuna · 09-01-2018, 02:18 PM

Don't install the fuse/holder. Keep it like Henry did

old31 · 09-01-2018, 05:12 PM

I would like to keep it like Henry but I feel it is smarter/safer to run a fuse. I use to use the kind that go on the starter with the glass fuse. I had issues with the fuse holder then switched to this 30 amp fuse.

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08-31-2018, 08:44 AM	#1
braol Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Endeavor, WI Posts: 119	Funny Generator Incident Yesterday... So we go out to the local watering hole and on the way home I flip on the lights and the car slows down. I turn them off and all is fine...flip the switch again and car slows down. So I press on the gas and I get the biggest backfire EVER. My wife almost fell out of the car it was so loud so I pull over. A quick look with the flashlight and I see that I put the fuse above the starter in without snapping it in all the way on one end. I snap it into place and all is well. Such is life! __________________ "I have not yet begun to defile myself." -Doc Holliday '31 Tudor, '69 F100, '66 Mustang, '11 Ford Flex

08-31-2018, 11:56 AM	#2
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Funny Generator Incident Yesterday... We file such things under the heading, STUFF Happens.

08-31-2018, 04:13 PM	#3
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,987	Re: Funny Generator Incident Yesterday... Wait until you're driving down the road and that fuse lets go.When that connection opens up and takes the battery out of the circuit at speed you start pumping 30-40 volts into the coil.you will think somebody is shooting at you.

08-31-2018, 05:50 PM	#4
Tom Endy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,131	Re: Funny Generator Incident Yesterday... It would be prudent to make sure all the light bulbs in your car are intact. With the battery disconnected from the generator it will run wild and produce high voltages as a post above described. Any lights you had on could easily have been burned out. if your foot was on the brake the stop lights might be gone. Tom Endy

08-31-2018, 07:32 PM	#5
Corley Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Battle Ground WA Posts: 293	Re: Funny Generator Incident Yesterday... When I was a kid, I used to turn the key off on a downhill run, then back on at the bottom of the hill, just to shake up the mean neighbor. It can create some wicked boom noises, but I ound it to be a bit hard on mufflers. Blew a couple open, even blew the flange off of the exhaust manifold once. Parts were laying all over back then, and I was not too picky. __________________ Corley ----------------- Subscribed to the KISS principle!

09-01-2018, 09:38 AM	#6
duke36 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,414	Re: Funny Generator Incident Yesterday... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Some have reported issues with the fuse holder accessory on the starter. I've seen some loosen up at the pole connections, while some owners prefer an in line tube fuse holder.

09-01-2018, 11:07 AM	#7
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,565	Re: Funny Generator Incident Yesterday... I have had the same problem with the backfiring and loose fuse holder and now my generator is not putting out any charge. Uh Oh.

09-01-2018, 02:18 PM	#8
Kahuna Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 2,617	Re: Funny Generator Incident Yesterday... Don't install the fuse/holder. Keep it like Henry did

09-01-2018, 05:12 PM	#9
old31 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2,098	Re: Funny Generator Incident Yesterday... I would like to keep it like Henry but I feel it is smarter/safer to run a fuse. I use to use the kind that go on the starter with the glass fuse. I had issues with the fuse holder then switched to this 30 amp fuse. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wire-In-l...&wl13=&veh=sem