WARNING! Harbor Freight fuse recall

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WARNING! Harbor Freight fuse recall

October 08, 2007, 03:55:07 PM

There is a recall on fuses purchased from harbor freight. Figured i'd post this up incase any of you guys have some.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/09/auto_fuses.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/recalls/fuse_sets.html

WARNING! Harbor Freight fuse recall

Reply #1 – October 11, 2007, 08:02:27 PM

I burnt up a car about 2 years ago using dollar store fuses. I had a short in my trunk light, I left the lid up to carry something into the house and when I got back the dash was on fire. Broke the windshield also. It was a $500 car so I let it go but it did kind of tick me off. :flame:

TED

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Reply #2 – October 11, 2007, 09:00:17 PM

My dad buys everything he can there... and its all cheap china junk.

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Reply #3 – October 11, 2007, 09:19:55 PM

Everything you buy at Harbor Freight turns into a hammer within two years.

WARNING! Harbor Freight fuse recall

Reply #4 – October 11, 2007, 10:52:36 PM

that has been happening alot from china. toys that are poison, fuses that burns cars. when are we going to learn?

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Reply #5 – October 11, 2007, 11:16:09 PM

i've bought 3 engine stands and an engine hoist from there... nothing more.

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Reply #6 – October 11, 2007, 11:27:25 PM

so have i. i'll prolly get cancer pretty soon from them too.

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Reply #7 – October 11, 2007, 11:37:13 PM

Quote from: turboranger91;182069

i've bought 3 engine stands and an engine hoist from there... nothing more.

I got one of their engine stands and I ended up given it away. They are at a 90 degree angle before you put the engine on and then after you put the engine on they go down hill. Especially with a 500 Cadillac on it. I did not feel safe.

Only thing I got from them I like is end wrenches (not much can go wrong here) and the 4 inch grinder. The grinder will burn up in no time but for the price it's still a good deal.

TED

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Reply #8 – October 12, 2007, 01:23:59 AM

Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;182075

I got one of their engine stands and I ended up given it away. They are at a 90 degree angle before you put the engine on and then after you put the engine on they go down hill. Especially with a 500 Cadillac on it. I did not feel safe.

Only thing I got from them I like is end wrenches (not much can go wrong here) and the 4 inch grinder. The grinder will burn up in no time but for the price it's still a good deal.

TED

Yeah, they even give you extra brushes and springs with the grinders and buffers. They know too well that they don't last.

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Reply #9 – October 12, 2007, 01:32:55 AM

Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;182075

I got one of their engine stands and I ended up given it away. They are at a 90 degree angle before you put the engine on and then after you put the engine on they go down hill. Especially with a 500 Cadillac on it. I did not feel safe.

Hahahaha, reading that made me chuckle a bit for some reason.

My 351c has been sitting on one of their engine stands now for well over a year. Its just a block and crank though. I could see that stand tacoing under the weight of a big block though.

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Reply #10 – October 12, 2007, 10:34:40 AM

Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;182075

I got one of their engine stands and I ended up given it away. They are at a 90 degree angle before you put the engine on and then after you put the engine on they go down hill. Especially with a 500 Cadillac on it. I did not feel safe.

Only thing I got from them I like is end wrenches (not much can go wrong here) and the 4 inch grinder. The grinder will burn up in no time but for the price it's still a good deal.

TED

lol. i'm not sure what the weight capacity on one is, but all i build is 2.3's... it holds them just fine.

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Reply #11 – October 12, 2007, 02:24:22 PM

I bought one of their butane torches for soldering and it has been really good, but I also bought one of their gas siphon pumps and the gas dissolved it.

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Reply #12 – October 12, 2007, 05:37:44 PM

I broke a lot of that Harbor Freight stuff, I use it like a candy wrapper.

Does the job once then you throw it away. No clutter in the Garage after a Job :)