[melteezin]

hey all. new to this forum. Im on my 5th Astro Van. Ive been able to fix most things on them. But this one has me stumped.
Hopefully someone has a suggestion that will help. 96 Astro AWD is the ride. One day it wouldnt start. So my first impulse is
fuel. I changed fuel filter. Problem fixed. Then I noticed that the Battery Meter was at about 9 volts. I went and checked the
obvious things like the battery, connections, pully's, belts etc. All was well. Alternator is about 6 months old. I thought maybe regulator?
So I took the alternator for bench test. All is well. Battery is good. Someone mentioned fusable link. I have not checked it
yet as I have no idea where it is on the van. My best guess is between alternator and battery, but I think the + on the alt.
goes to the starter first. Can anyone clarify or offer some help?
Thanks in advance
Mel

 

[astro355]

Howdy,
The fusible links can be found down by the starter. They are hard black plastic capsules mounted directly on the wiring, I think about 6 inches or so from the starter solenoid.