Series III Fuse Box

[artpeck]

Yet another likely stupid question.

My shop manual shows a fuse block in the circuit diagram for my '73 S 3. Of course it neglects to tell one where it is located and I cannot find it anywhere. It is a figment of the author's imagination or am I just blind and missing the obvious?

[galen216]

Under the steering wheel on the column. It only has 4 fuses so it isn't big.

[artpeck]

Thanks. That may be the one place I didn't look. Is the manual correct that only 35 amp fuses should be used? Seems like really high amperage that wouldn't protect much.

[KevinNY]

Thanks. That may be the one place I didn't look. Is the manual correct that only 35 amp fuses should be used? Seems like really high amperage that wouldn't protect much.

It doesn't. These things are underfused and undergrounded. Adding an auxilliary fusebox and beefing up grounds helps(the headlamp circuit ground for instance).

[SafeAirOne]

There was a thread about this before--TeriAnn explained it, so it must be on her website...




...Yes--Here it is here.




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[artpeck]

Very helpful. Thanks

[artpeck]

Found it and upon opening it also found the two original spares still in the holder in the cover that have been sitting there for almost 40 years.

[LaneRover]

Found it and upon opening it also found the two original spares still in the holder in the cover that have been sitting there for almost 40 years.

GIve them a try!

Lucas stuff either craps out in a couple months or lasts forever.