Fuses 400 Chief

[bradt]

Hi, I'm pretty sure I've got a 400 Chief and came across a fuse box (left rear quarter panel) with 2 5A fuses like I've never seen before. What are they and what can they be replaced with? Can't insert any pics but they look like a piece of wood with bottle caps on both ends and a wire connecting the bottle caps

[Don]

Hi, Brad;
You may be describing the voltage regulator some of the older machines used. Does it have a plug going to it with four wires?

[bradt]

wiring from battery to solenoid. Then small guage wire from solenoid groups up with wiring from key switch and goes to 5-wire plug under carb. from 5-wire plug to this 2-fuse fuse box.

[ARGOJIM]

Its a regulator, if the fuses are glass covered any auto parts store should still carry them. I can't remember if the are aga5 or agc5
the last letter has to do with length. If they are plastic with the fuse strip exposed generally called vw fuses by many though they are probably Bosch.

[chrisgt]

My Attex had one of those Bosch regulators for the original Rockwell engine. I think it had the yellow fuses in it which would be 5 amp. Most older European cars use those bullet style fuses, Volvo used them, my old Mercedes has them, etc.
When you buy replacements make sure you get ones with copper contacts, the cheap ones with aluminum contacts tend to corrode and lose connection.

[bradt]

See if I did this right. The fuses and the box were made in Germany.

[bradt]

Had to do some mods but finally have new 5A fusses in. Now I have spark on one cylinder.