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How do you open access panal - Ron Hazlett - 05-20-2008 00:21 Hi, I have a 1987 FC and I am trying to open the panal below the shifter at the drivers left knee. I worked on an iginition problem and now my headlights and turn siginals don't work. the headlight switch is good and has power. I don't have power at the the upgraded headlight selenoid. the selenoid is good. Hopefully there is a fuse, relay or circut breaker behind the panal. Thanks Ron Hazlett 1987 FC Toledo,Ohio How do you open access panal - birdshill123 - 05-21-2008 01:19 Hi Ron: That panel is held on via some philips screws that are buried beneath the carpet cover. Do alittle diging and you will find them. I reattahced mine with 2 Stanley L brackets. Not high tech but makes it easy to get in to that area. There are a bunch of relays and CB's behind the panel. I am not at home and cannot remember what functions are controlled via these devices. Part of it is for the ZF. Maybe the Birdfather ( Bill Pape) will jump in! Bruce How do you open access panal - pattypape - 05-21-2008 07:07 Hi Bruce and Ron, Thanks for the compliment, (I Think) But I do not remember mating with any Birds in the 60's and 70's ,, But one never knows?/?/ Ron, there is a screw buried in the carpet mid-point on the narrow side of that panel, behind that panel is the ZF circuit board and possibly a relay for the 12 Volt up-grade to the ZF Control board. The headlight and the running light relays are forward of the brake & throttle pedals, accessible from the outside front behind the grill and the inspection plate above the driver headlight. If both the headlights and the turn signals are in-operable you may have two different problems, The headlights should work will ignition OFF and the turn-signals with the ignition ON. Hmmmmmmmmmm. Also you mention an ignition switch issue,,,??,, Since you are an Ohio neighbor , and probably pulling the Bird out of Winter Storage, I would suggest starting at the 12 Volt source, Check the batteries, for dead or shorted cells and re-dress the posts and grounds in both battery compartments. That headlight switch is a problematic switch. Good to carry a spare NAPA # HL6669. Bill 88 FC Michigan --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123" > > Hi Ron: > > That panel is held on via some philips screws that are buried beneath > the carpet cover. Do alittle diging and you will find them. I > reattahced mine with 2 Stanley L brackets. Not high tech but makes it > easy to get in to that area. There are a bunch of relays and CB's > behind the panel. I am not at home and cannot remember what functions > are controlled via these devices. Part of it is for the ZF. Maybe the > Birdfather ( Bill Pape) will jump in! > > Bruce > How do you open access panal - birdshill123 - 05-21-2008 09:39 Bill: A definite compliment. In hot rodding we refer to some of the experts as "rodfathers" I used some poetic license and coined the phrase "Birdfather" Sounds good to me!!! Bruce How do you open access panal - Ron Hazlett - 05-21-2008 23:31 Bruce and Bill, Thanks for the reply. I got the panal off, my problem was that I did not use enough force. It was wedged in there pretty tight.I wanted to look behind there because the previous owner had ran some new power leads to the headlights.I got my headlights and turn signals working. While I working under the dash I was checking a couple butt plugs near the steering column. I did not secure them correctly.everything is fine now. This is the first time in my 3 years of ownership that I had to open up the dash. Hopefully I can keep hands out of there for awhile! Ron Hazlett 1987 FC The Hideaway Toledo,ohio > > Hi Bruce and Ron, > > Thanks for the compliment, (I Think) But I do not remember mating with > any Birds in the 60's and 70's ,, But one never knows?/?/ > > Ron, there is a screw buried in the carpet mid-point on the narrow > side of that panel, behind that panel is the ZF circuit board and > possibly a relay for the 12 Volt up-grade to the ZF Control board. > > The headlight and the running light relays are forward of the brake & > throttle pedals, accessible from the outside front behind the grill and > the inspection plate above the driver headlight. > > If both the headlights and the turn signals are in-operable you may > have two different problems, The headlights should work will ignition > OFF and the turn-signals with the ignition ON. Hmmmmmmmmmm. > Also you mention an ignition switch issue,,,??,, Since you are an Ohio > neighbor , and probably pulling the Bird out of Winter Storage, I would > suggest starting at the 12 Volt source, Check the batteries, for dead > or shorted cells and re-dress the posts and grounds in both battery > compartments. That headlight switch is a problematic switch. Good to > carry a spare NAPA # HL6669. > > Bill 88 FC Michigan > > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123" > > > > > Hi Ron: > > > > That panel is held on via some philips screws that are buried > beneath > > the carpet cover. Do alittle diging and you will find them. I > > reattahced mine with 2 Stanley L brackets. Not high tech but makes it > > easy to get in to that area. There are a bunch of relays and CB's > > behind the panel. I am not at home and cannot remember what functions > > are controlled via these devices. Part of it is for the ZF. Maybe the > > Birdfather ( Bill Pape) will jump in! > > > > Bruce > > > |