Wiring fire, advice sought!

It is still going to work like any other fuse. If it sees too much power going through it at any time then it will blow. That is one reason that fusable links are frowned upon no days. We have dealers over there in the UK. Check it out on our site. Your local parts store should have something that you can use. If you have to use the fusable link til you can get something to update it with.