[DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions

[jderyke at aol.com]

First, I am not an expert in DeTomaso wiring but I know a couple who 
are.. The fuse maps on covers may be for any version of the four known 
early schematics, none of which are completely correct for any given 
car. Early in production of the Pantera, BOTH electric windows ran off 
the same fuse; it worked fine until driver or passenger tried to roll 
both windows down simultaneously. Then the single fuse would blow, so 
Ford quickly changed that configuration. That was only one of the 
running modifications done over Ford's short production life of the 
car. A 5th schematic exists for '80-up wide body Panteras; mercifully 
I've never had to deal with electrics in any of those. So regardless of 
what the info says, I'd recommend using the fuse combo known by owners 
to work on their individual cars. The OEM printed fuse box cover is 
nowadays mostly for show, given the number of mods typically done to 
the wiring loom.


-----Original Message-----
From: John Donahue <demongusta at me.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Fri, Feb 20, 2015 5:59 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions


   All mighty gurus - I have my original fuse box. It has 12 fuses. They
    are colored black, blue, and red. I am looking at the cover plate 
which
   describes the fuse # and what it references. #1 is left light/warning
   lights - #2 right light, etc. I am assuming the A15's refer to the
   amperage (i.e. 15 amps) Judging from what I am looking at, the 15A
   fuses are to be in the #1 and #2 spots, and 8A fuses in #3 - #6; #7 &
   #8 are 15A, while #9 - $12 call for 25A. I found the fuses in a local
   auto shop, but the colors are a little different. The 8A's are
   white/cream, the 15A's are red, and actually 16A (according to the
   stamp on them) and the 25A's are blue. As you can see, I do not have
    the right set-up. I have 40A's in #9 - #12. I don't know what 
amperage
    is in #1, since the "fine-print" on the back is stamped "MTA", 
whatever
   that means.

   So I thought I would entertain any and all ideas regarding this case.
    It all started as I try and figure out why my high beam does not 
work.
   I can see on the fuse box that there is a delineation of "low beam" -
   but not "high beam" - any ideas?

   John

   #4348

   [cid:B51C48A3-DC30-45C9-B5AF-C823887B7F16 at attlocal.net]


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