Pontiac 1958 Safari Owner's Manual page 15

lift gate (5) unscrew knurled nuts and (6) press nuts downward.
The lower gate may be opened after raising the lift gate.
FUSES-The headlight and parking lamp
wi~ing
system on your
Pontiac is protected , f rom damage in case of short circuits by a thermo-
static circuit breaker mounted on the light control switch. During short
circuits the circuit breaker opens and closes intermittently, thereby
reducing the current load sufficiently to protect
the wiring from damage. This action will con-
tinue until the cause is eliminated and is usually
noticed due to a snapping sound at approxi-
mately 3 to 5 second intervals. If you are driv-
ing at night, the action of the Thermo Circuit
Breaker will be noticed by the headlamps burn-
ing intermittently. When this happens, it is an
indication of trouble which should be corrected immediately.
The fuses that protect the main wiring (except the cigar lighter) and
some accessories are mounted on a fuse block on the passenger side of
the dash above and to the left of the steering column. The fuse identi-
fication is printed on the fuse block which facilitates location and
replacement of a blown fuse.
All fuses on the fuse block are 7Y2 ampere with the exception of the
fuse marked RHEO INPUT -4 AMP which protects the headlamp
switch rheostat, the Hydra-Matic shift lever indicator lamp, and all
instrument panel lamps ; the fuse marked STOP LIGHT which is 14
ampere; and the fuse marked HEATER-14 AMP which protects the
heater blower motor and the air conditioning power , relay control.
A spare 7Y2 ampere fuse is located in a clip at the bottom of the fuse
block. The cigar lighter is protected by either a fuse or a circuit breaker
located on the forward end of the lighter housing.
Several accessories are protected by fuses or circuit breakers not located
on the fuse block. The chart below lists these accessories, the fuse or
circuit breaker capacity, and the location.
Accessory
Clock"
Air Cor,.ditioning
Electric Antenna
Power Window Motors
and Control
Power Seat Motors
and Control
Electric Wiper Motor
Fuel Injection Heater
Capacity
1 ampere fuse
30
ampere fuse
14 ampere fuse
40
ampere circuit
breaker
40 ampere
circuit
breaker
3
ampere fuse
I ampere fuse '
"In addition fo 7Y2 ampere/use in/use block.
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Location
back of clock housing
holder on engine side of
dash
holder on passenger side of
dash above fuse block
left side of cowl behind kick
pad
left side of cowl behind kick
pad
holder on passenger side of
dash above fuse block
holder on engine side of dash
above distributor