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1960fordf350
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A friend of mine used to keep a spare key in his taillight! My uncle used to keep one in his air cleaner. That wouldn't work on a vehicle with a hood latch inside though!
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charliemccraney
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I keep spare keys in my wallet, too. That way I can get into my vehicle if I lock the keys inside.
Lawrenceville, GA
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oldcarmark
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paul2748 (8/17/2019)
I'm surprised it took a year to find the keys. When I misplace something and go buy a replacement, I usually find the old one within an hour. oldcarmark (8/16/2019)
Good. Reminds Me of my own wasted Search. Last Year when I bought this Car I only received One Set of Keys. My first Stop should have been getting a Second Set of Keys Cut. I didn't. I was working under the Dash installing an Electric Wiper Motor. Using the ignition Key to verify Power Flow.Key in and out of the Ignition within Arms Reach. Long Story Short I misplaced the Keys. Tore the Garage Apart looking everywhere. Couldn't find them. Got replacement Ignition Switch and Cylinder. Changed the Trunk Lock. Guess where I found the Keys a Month ago? They fell between the Carpet and the Firewall and ended up at the Floor behind the Carpet. Only took a Year to find them. I looked Everywhere. Pulled out Work Benches. Checked Garbage Cans. The whole nine Yards. Learned my Lesson. ALWAYS have 2 Sets of Keys.
 
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paul2748
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I'm surprised it took a year to find the keys. When I misplace something and go buy a replacement, I usually find the old one within an hour. oldcarmark (8/16/2019)
Good. Reminds Me of my own wasted Search. Last Year when I bought this Car I only received One Set of Keys. My first Stop should have been getting a Second Set of Keys Cut. I didn't. I was working under the Dash installing an Electric Wiper Motor. Using the ignition Key to verify Power Flow.Key in and out of the Ignition within Arms Reach. Long Story Short I misplaced the Keys. Tore the Garage Apart looking everywhere. Couldn't find them. Got replacement Ignition Switch and Cylinder. Changed the Trunk Lock. Guess where I found the Keys a Month ago? They fell between the Carpet and the Firewall and ended up at the Floor behind the Carpet. Only took a Year to find them.
54 Victoria 312; 48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ
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oldcarmark
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Good. Reminds Me of my own wasted Search. Last Year when I bought this Car I only received One Set of Keys. My first Stop should have been getting a Second Set of Keys Cut. I didn't. I was working under the Dash installing an Electric Wiper Motor. Using the ignition Key to verify Power Flow.Key in and out of the Ignition within Arms Reach. Long Story Short I misplaced the Keys. Tore the Garage Apart looking everywhere. Couldn't find them. Got replacement Ignition Switch and Cylinder. Changed the Trunk Lock. Guess where I found the Keys a Month ago? They fell between the Carpet and the Firewall and ended up at the Floor behind the Carpet. Only took a Year to find them.
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Jack Groat
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MYSTERY SOLVED!!
A while back I replaced the old column shift 3-speed with a 5 speed Mustang. Had to cut a hole in the floor for the floor shifter.
It did occur to us that this COULD have severed an electrical line but we inspected it carefully and could see no wires in the hole. Well, after removing carpeting and insulation, lo and behold the WAS a wire there and it was totally cleanly cut. We are now splicing the wires. I think the search has lasted a month.
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CSPIDY
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I had a parking light socket on my 57 that was shorted and none of the other lights parking or turn signal lights would work, the head light parking light switch has a resetting fuse as mentioned above. once I found that it all worked normal again
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bergmanj
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If I recall correctly, the radio dial/dash light is separately connected to the dash lighting circuit so that it's adjustable along with all the other dash lights by rotation of the headlight dash-control rheostat; it's not connected through the radio fuse wiring; that's a wholly separate connection.
Regards, JLB
55 Ford Crown Victoria Steel Top
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For the radio, the classic wiring diagram doesn't show a fuse because it's with the radio wiring. They just show a connector the radio plugged into. That would handle it's light too. I do not know about all Ford wiring looms but this time I assume Ford had a connector ready for the radio to be added at the dealership. My radio even upgraded has a inline fuse and plugged into the original connector just up above the heater controls.
When I put my car back together from painting the fuse to the flasher caused me my biggest headache. It checked good but didn't make real good contact causing the problem what this gentleman is having
56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.
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DryLakesRacer (7/28/2019)
The fuse to the flasher will cause all the problems you are having It is fed from the ignition switch.(AC screw, there are four, S. AM, C, and AC) Do your self a favor and purchase for less than $20 a laminated schematic of you car from www.ClassicCarWiring.com it's 11 x 17 and in color for all the stock wiring in your car. If you buy, and you can, the replacement kits for your car done in sections with the original color coded wires you only need to remove both seats and the carpeting to do the complete job. Yes it is a pain in the ass but doable even for a guy in his 70's. Sounds like the spots, which are not stock, were haywired into one of the circuits. In a 56 ford there is 1 fuse on the light switch with circuit breakers. this covers all interior lighting 1 fuse to the flasher ... this covers your directional and rear lighting 1 for the the clock 1 for the heater switch, 1 30 amp breaker for the top (you don't have) that's it.. there is none listed for the stock radio Radio has inline Fuse. 5A for standard Radio. 7.5 A for T+C. Without a good Wiring Diagram You are flying Blind. JMO
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