Re: Power loss……🔌

Posted by HH56 On 2023/9/8 20:10:22

No fuse block and the starter and ign sw etc is not protected anyway so something else is going on. Make sure to check battery cables and battery itself as well as their respective connections and terminals. Symptoms almost sound as if the battery or a cable terminal gave up and if either is old or dirty worth checking. Almost all electric feeds in the car except starter load goes thru the ammeter and those have been known to fail or connections loosen.

You can download the wiring diagram and owners manual from the literature archive. The owners manual has the fuse rating and a general location of where to look for the fuse.

Almost all lights are protected by self resetting circuit breakers mounted on the headlight switch or another is on the back of the instrument cluster. There are a few inline fuses for optional accessories such as the directional signals, clock, radio, heater, overdrive and Electromatic clutch but those are located in different spots and not concentrated in a fuse block.

Note that Packard used mostly SFE fuses and the physical length and sometimes diameter of the fuse is specific to amp rating. The fuse holders are sized for the fuses called for so modern fuses for the most part will not fit in the old holders. Napa usually has a good selection of SFE fuses.