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I bought a '56 Crown Victoria a little over a year ago.  The restoration was great paint and sheet metal wise.  Playing with a spotlight it suddenly went out, like I blew a fuse.  After that the radio, signal lights, wipers, gauges, brake lights, tail lights, and maybe a few more items I don't know about also does not work.

The previous owner said he redid every wire in the car.  He did not make a schematic.  I just spent 4-5 hours trying to find a blown fuse.  I found 3 total and all were good. 

The good news is it starts and runs and the horn works. 

Anyone have some good suggestions on tracing wiring....


 

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Forum Post ground is the only thing i can think of By darrell ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post Sounds like a major wire came off or got broken. Do you have an after... By paul2748 ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post Since you were playing with the spot light, I would check all those... By Joe-JDC ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post Was the Spotlight Power provided from Ignition Switch or powered... By oldcarmark ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post Just guessing here, but if he said he “replaced the wires” that... By miker ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post After working all day today we found about 6 fuses total. Had to... By Jack Groat ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post Are You aware there is a Fuse on end of Headlight Switch? I don't have... By oldcarmark ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post IIRC, the fuse on the headlight switch is all the running/tail lights... By miker ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post I believe the Headlight Switch itself is a resetting Circuit Breaker... By oldcarmark ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post The Tail Lights and Brake Lights are powered from headlight Switch... By oldcarmark ( 5 Years Ago )
Forum Post The headlights work.... The wires going to the rear include the L&R... By Jack Groat ( 5 Years Ago )
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Forum Post [quote][b]DryLakesRacer (7/28/2019)[/b][hr] The fuse to the... By oldcarmark ( 5 Years Ago )
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