Ford FALCON XA Series Repair Manual page 579

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PART
15·3
SWITCHES, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, AND
FUSES
Section
Description and Operation .. . . .. .. . ... . . . .
Headlight Switch ........ . ... .. ........ .
Fuse Panel .....
.. . . . . ........ .. ....... .
Mechanical Stop Light Switch ..... . . . ..... .
Reversing Light Switch .. . ............... .
2 Removal and Installation . .. . ... . ....... .
Headlight Switch . ......... . ... . ....... .
Headlight Beam Selector Switch ....... . ... .
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
Refer to Group 22 for locations of
wiring harnesses and schematics.
HEADLIGHT SWITCH
A separate headlight switch and
circuit breaker is used. The headlight
circuit is protected by a 22 ampere
circuit breaker. The tail, parking,
licence plate light and horn circuits
are protected by 8 amp fuses.
FUSE PANEL
The fuse panel is mounted on the
right of the dash panel under the
right-hand air vent. Fig.I3 shows the
fuses, their valves and locations.
Section
Stop Light Switch
Dome Light Switch
Ignition Switch and Lock Cylinder ....... . ... .
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Windshield Wiper Switch ................ . . .
Neutral Start Switch ...................... .
Back-Up Light Switch . .. . . ..... . ......... .
REYIISING LIGHT SWITCH
The reversing light switch is incor-
porated in the inhibitor switch on
automatic transmission vehicles.
In column shift manual transmis-
sion vehicles the plunger type switch
is located on a bracket at the steering
column lower bearing where it is
actuated by the first and reverse shift
lever.
On floor shift manual transmission
vehicles the plunger type switch is
mounted on a bracket on the front
of the shift mechanism where it is
actuated by the reverse shift lever as
it reaches the reverse position.
MECHANICAL STOP LIGHT
SWITCH
FIG. 13- Fuse Panel Location- Typical.
The mechanical stoplight switch is
located on the brake pedal support
bracket and is operated by a lever
extending from the brake pedal arm.
With the brake pedal in the
r~­
leased position and a test lamp con-
nected to the switch terminals adjust
the switch as follows-
1. Release the locknuts retaining
the switch body.
2. Move the switch body forward
until the test lamp goes out.
3. Move the switch body a further
0. 050" forward.
4. Tighten the locknuts.
FIG. 14- Mechanical Stoplight Switch Installation