Pontiac 1955 Owner's Manual page 13

HOOD LATCH—For your convenience
the hood latch and safety hook can be
completely released from the front of the
hood. To open the hood it is only necessary
to pull the release rod towards you to the
end of its travel. Near the end of its travel
the release rod will automatically disengage
the safety hook, which is provided to pre
vent opening of the hood should the latch
become accidentally unlatched.
FUSES—The headlight and parking lamp wiring system on your
Pontiac is protected from 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 continue until the cause is eliminated
and is usually noticed due to a snapping sound at approximately 3 to
5 second intervals. If you are driving at night, the action of the
Thermo Circuit Breaker will be noticed by the headlamps burning
intermittently. When this happens, it is an indication of trouble
which should be corrected immediately.
The fuses that protect the main wiring and the
accessories are mounted in a fuse block on the
passenger side of the dash above and to the
left of the steering column. The fuse identifica
tion is printed on the fuse block which facilitates
location and replacement of a blown fuse.
All fuses on the fuse block are 7^ ampere with
the exception of the fuse marked Rheo Input
which is 4 ampere and protects the headlight
switch and instrument panel lights. A spare 73^ ampere fuse is located
in a clip at the bottom of the fuse block.
All accessories use a 7}/% ampere fuse with the exception of the electric
antenna, which has a 14 ampere fuse mounted in a line holder above
the fuse block, some electric clocks which have a \x/i ampere fuse
mounted on the back of the clock, and the air conditioning unit,
which has a 30 ampere fuse mounted in a line holder on the front of
dash above the steering gear. The cigar lighter has a special replace
able fuse attached to the rear of the lighter socket.