Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/8/18 0:04:02

Work slowly continues. No progress on the rust repairs....hopefully this week.

In the meantime I've started digging into the electrical. I'm a little stumped right now and could use some guidance.

What works:
-Ignition
-Horn
-Oil pressure idiot light
-Battery light
-Temperature gauge

What doesn't work
-everything else


The headlights used to work, now they don't. Same goes for the high beams and high beam indicator light. None of the dash lights work, though I've changed all the bulbs. The parking/turn signals were disconnected (and two wires cut) so I will need to get those back on. Nothing on the rear lights. License plate light wires were cut, and the reverse lights have some very odd wiring that needs to be redone.

I'm at a loss for why the headlights stopped working. I don't remember if it was before or after the sandblasting that I checked them before. No wires are disconnected, no broken or frayed wires that I can see. What should I be checking? Headlamp switch? Is there a fuse somewhere? I'm not an electrical genius, and I'm trying to make sense of the '54 wiring diagram to see if I can solve my own problems. No luck so far.

-Kevin