Gene,
Access to the back of the instrument panel is made easier if one
removes steering wheel. Then remove screws in the glove box and the
chrome oval-head screws on the dashboard and pull the entire dashboard
back toward you. It's good to have a helper for this as holding the
dashboard and working on it simultaneously is awkward. Once the
dashboard is in your lap, switches come out more-or-less easily.
Caution-- The old bakelite is brittle.
Y'know, on the cars with separate fuse holder & regulator (can't speak
to details of '57 TD, though) , connecting both fuses across the center
gap will give ignition. It's not likely, but there could be some sort of
unintended connection happening in the fuse holder. There could also be
chafed wiring somewhere; it might not be the switch.
Bob
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:25:03 -0400 "Gene Fodor" <crownwhl@sover.net>
writes:
> Listers, G'Day..... after a delightful ride and a short stop
> yesterday,
> getting back into "Eliot" ('57 TD), I found that the low
> voltage/charge light
> was on and the key was not in the ignition. Putting the key in and
> turning it
> on/off resulted in no change in the indication. Eliot started/ran
> fine with
> the key on or off. (Better then not starting/running at all.) I have
> an
> emergency disconnect on the battery and that shout the engine off.
> Looks like
> the ignition/key assy. is at fault. Any thoughts/comments? Any easy
> way to
> remove/replace the assy.?
> Tks
> Gene
> Vermont
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