Hey y'all -
Cooked the fuse in the headlight switch last week after running on high beams for a few miles. Of course, I forgot to replace the fuse, and wound up 14 miles from home with no lights... but that's another story.
Question is: what is the correct amp rating for the headlight fuse? Dad's has a 10 A, but is prone to burn out, especially if he uses the "passing" function on the dimmer stalk. Mine has a 15 A, and immediately toasted a spare 10 A I put in last night (I assume the meatball lamps account for the extra draw). I've searched the archives, and it looks like folks are running everything from 10 A up to 25 A. What is the proper and - more importantly - SAFE fuse to run? I don't want to melt down the switch or any wiring!
Also, an update on gauge issues. Temperature gauge was giving low and unstable readings when we got the car. Situation is fixed: replaced 160 deg t-stat with 180 deg, and moved gauge sending unit from the intake tap closest to the water neck over to the intake tap nearest the driver side cylinder head (factory Ford location for the temp sender). Now we get "normal" readings see-sawing between about 175 & 185.
Next on the agenda: fix the headlights, and get the oil temp gauge hooked up!
Thanks!