[Vwdiesel] Golf fuse block

[Tony Boucher]

What requires a 50A fuse on a Golf, glow plugs ?

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>Does anyone have a Golf or anything else where the 50A fuse is mounted 
>under the dash? I have one with stripped screw holes. One screw seems to 
>vibrate loose making a poor electrical connection at the fuse and after a 
>few arcs POOF!, no fuse anymore!
>
>I  would like to know what a PITA the 50A fuse block is to replace. The 50A 
>fuse block looks like it slides into the main fuse block from the rear 
>(toward the top of the dash). How hard are the wires to extract from the 
>back of the fuse block? Can the 50 A block be swapped out w/o removing the 
>main fuse block. The Bentley is totally worthless for this job.
>
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