So you'll not have any spade connectors ?
My opinion is only that and based on what I have seen. Yes I have seen bulkhead terminal ports with melting. I have seen the fusible link connectors melted together.
Yes it happens and yes the factory moved the potential meltdown point to another location in anticipation/expectation of additional load. The stock equipment, being wiper motor, blower motor, and lighting, are not supposed to generate enough load to cause overheating anywhere. Those weren't tested to a 40 year life span. If you ever took worn out wiper pivots apart ( I have ) you could understand or at least imagine how the wiper motor struggles mostly on the up stroke. I do believe this short cycling high current load is a major contributor to bulkhead terminal melting.
One more thing to ad then I'll stand back and watch... During the 7 years that I serviced gauges there were plenty of examples for me to view/study. The very worst rally instrument panel I saw was shipped here from Daytona Dodge Service Dept. The car in their bay had suffered a dash fire that began at the ignition switch. Oil and temp gauges were ruined. I'm sure the bezel and lens were lost too although I didn't see those. The alternator / amp gauge was not involved in this dash fire.
That's one owner who has cause to be very mad @ electrical.
