Q: Blowing fusible links

asked by on November 17, 2016

My 95 Subaru legacy l wagon is blowing the fusible link in the fuse box under the hood. If I unhook the alternator it doesnt blow. I replaced the alternator and the battery. What could it be?

My car has 196000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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