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jerry grayson · 06-14-2015, 05:43 PM

I can just barely touch the fuses that are above the speedo. Any advice on replacing them?

jerry grayson · 06-15-2015, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jerry grayson

I can just barely touch the fuses that are above the speedo. Any advice on replacing them?

Surely, some one that owns a 50 has replaced these fuses?

51 MERC-CT · 06-15-2015, 11:26 AM

Check this out--

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72484

donald1950 · 06-15-2015, 01:45 PM

all i can offer is you must have flexability.... what workrd best for me was have the seat all the way back, on my back on the seat with both legs over the back of the seat and slide slowly under the dash as far as i could. using one of the little plastic fuse grabbers helps.... and a good light source to see where your fingers are......

flatford8 · 06-15-2015, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by donald1950

all i can offer is you must have flexability.... what workrd best for me was have the seat all the way back, on my back on the seat with both legs over the back of the seat and slide slowly under the dash as far as i could. using one of the little plastic fuse grabbers helps.... and a good light source to see where your fingers are......

Yup........Thats the position I use....MARK

jerry grayson · 06-15-2015, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jerry grayson

Surely, some one that owns a 50 has replaced these fuses?

What has me confused is the shop manual shows a picture of the back of the dash showing the two fuses and the circuit breaker mounted just above the ignition switch. I have a friend who has two 50's and his cars as described above. My car has the fuses and breaker ABOVE the SPEEDOMETER? They are impossible to reach. (wires and cable in the way) Do I have to remove the gauge panel to get to them?

donald1950 · 06-16-2015, 07:54 AM

probably depending on where the car was assembled, changes and variants occour.. mine have always been near the igy switch

Mike51Merc · 06-16-2015, 11:18 AM

I'd probably remove the gauge panel and relocate the fuse block.
Seems to me that just about every old American car I've owned have fuse blocks in locations that require a circus contortionist to access. So what's up with that? Did they expect that the fuses would never blow? Did they expect changing a fuse to be a dealer service visit with lots of labor hours?

06-14-2015, 05:43 PM	#1
jerry grayson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 833	Tail light fuse 1950 pass I can just barely touch the fuses that are above the speedo. Any advice on replacing them?

06-15-2015, 11:26 AM	#3
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	Re: Tail light fuse 1950 pass Check this out-- https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72484 __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES

06-15-2015, 01:45 PM	#4
donald1950 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 461	Re: Tail light fuse 1950 pass all i can offer is you must have flexability.... what workrd best for me was have the seat all the way back, on my back on the seat with both legs over the back of the seat and slide slowly under the dash as far as i could. using one of the little plastic fuse grabbers helps.... and a good light source to see where your fingers are......

06-16-2015, 07:54 AM	#7
donald1950 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 461	Re: Tail light fuse 1950 pass probably depending on where the car was assembled, changes and variants occour.. mine have always been near the igy switch

06-16-2015, 11:18 AM	#8
Mike51Merc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 1,582	Re: Tail light fuse 1950 pass I'd probably remove the gauge panel and relocate the fuse block. Seems to me that just about every old American car I've owned have fuse blocks in locations that require a circus contortionist to access. So what's up with that? Did they expect that the fuses would never blow? Did they expect changing a fuse to be a dealer service visit with lots of labor hours?