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ANSWER:
Older vehicles generally hade one fuse box under the dash or
in the glove compartment and it serviced the electrical items in
the passenger compartment and the lights. Fusible links (
Basically wires designed to burn up at certain points if
overloaded ) in the engine compartment protected all the engine
components and high amperage drains.
In today's newer
vehicles, around 1988 and up, saw the need for more than one
fuse panel. The one in the vehicle is used for the same purpose
as older vehicles. The one or two in the engine compartment are
for high amperage drains like the starter, ignition circuit,
fuel injection, electric cooling fans, A/C compressor clutch,
anti-lock braking systems, fuel pump and many other systems
older vehicles did not have. They may also contain relays for
the same systems, putting everything in a neat package that is
easier to locate and repair than fusible link wires.
