Hey Guys, and Veronica.. I got a little problem with my Mustangs ciggerette lighter, it does not work. i don't know how i can be clearer than that. Anything i plug into it gets no power. I would like to get this working without taking the dash off. i suppose that it is just a wiring problem, but there is SO many wires i don't know where i should start. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Sore
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1964 1/2 Mustang (Teal Green), Ford 302, Bored .030 over, 3/4 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 Intake Manifold, Edelbrock 650 CFM Carb, Hooker Headers/Collectors, 2 1/2" Exhaust Pipes, H-Pipe, Summit Glasspacks, 15" Magnum 500's, Cooper Cobra 215/65 front - 235/65 back, Summit 3 1/8" Tach w/ Shift light, 105,000 Original Miles On Body, 2500 Miles On Engine, Interior and All Chrome/Decals are Original and in Great Shape!
Hello. You won't have to pull anything apart to check this one. Just stick your hand back there and make sure that the wire is attached to the back of the lighter. If it is, check and see if the wire has power. If it does, you need to replace the lighter. If it doesn't, check the fuse. The problem will be in one of those places.Hope that helps.
1964 1/2 Mustang (Teal Green), Ford 302, Bored .030 over, 3/4 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 Intake Manifold, Edelbrock 650 CFM Carb, Hooker Headers/Collectors, 2 1/2" Exhaust Pipes, H-Pipe, Summit Glasspacks, 15" Magnum 500's, Cooper Cobra 215/65 front - 235/65 back, Summit 3 1/8" Tach w/ Shift light, 105,000 Original Miles On Body, 2500 Miles On Engine, Interior and All Chrome/Decals are Original and in Great Shape!
Ok, so i felt the back of the cig. lighter and there was a wire attached to it. So i checked out the fuse box and the one that said "15A AUX" was blown. is that the one i should be replacing? (well im going to replace it anyway) Is that the fuse that controls the cig lighter? And once i get all this working i assume that there wont be any problem powering one of these?
Thanks Y'all,
Sore
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1964 1/2 Mustang (Teal Green), Ford 302, Bored .030 over, 3/4 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 Intake Manifold, Edelbrock 650 CFM Carb, Hooker Headers/Collectors, 2 1/2" Exhaust Pipes, H-Pipe, Summit Glasspacks, 15" Magnum 500's, Cooper Cobra 215/65 front - 235/65 back, Summit 3 1/8" Tach w/ Shift light, 105,000 Original Miles On Body, 2500 Miles On Engine, Interior and All Chrome/Decals are Original and in Great Shape!
Hi again. Assuming that everything is as original, that is the fuse that is on the lighter circuit. Be aware that the fuse might be blown for a reason, such as the wire is shorting itself out somewhere. If you replace the fuse and the lighter still doesn't work, check and see if it blew the new fuse. If yes, run a new wire from the fuse box straight to the lighter.Make sure that you come from the downstream side of the fuse by pulling the fuse and check to see which side is hot and run the wire from the side that is not hot.If no, then the problem is probably in the lighter itself and you will need to replace it.If the fuse did not blow, but the lighter still doesn't work, again, you'll probably need to replace the lighter. Check and see if the wire has power at the end that's plugged into the lighter. If power is getting out to that point, then the lighter is bad. As far whether or not the lighter will run that light on the link goes, I have no idea. I've never seen or even heard rumors about that thing.Hope that helps.
If you get that light to work let me know. I am a volunteer with my local EMS and fire departments. I too have problems with my cigarette lighter in both my Shelby and my other 66 but since I don't smoke I have not taken the time to fix them. It would be nice when I am out cruising around to actually be able to respond if I was in one of my classics. I have even thought about mounting a siren on my 66 clone and hiding the speaker control in the glove box. I wouldn't ever do that in my Shelby (for those that are worried I would mount one in it) but using my dash light wouldn't hurt anything at all since it is removable. Plus, I guess if I got the lighters fixed, it would be nice at shows to run one of those portable car vacs to clean the carpet. By the way, I buy a lot of things from Galls as well, they are a great company.
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If you get that light to work let me know. I am a volunteer with my local EMS and fire departments. I too have problems with my cigarette lighter in both my Shelby and my other 66 but since I don't smoke I have not taken the time to fix them. It would be nice when I am out cruising around to actually be able to respond if I was in one of my classics. I have even thought about mounting a siren on my 66 clone and hiding the speaker control in the glove box. I wouldn't ever do that in my Shelby (for those that are worried I would mount one in it) but using my dash light wouldn't hurt anything at all since it is removable. Plus, I guess if I got the lighters fixed, it would be nice at shows to run one of those portable car vacs to clean the carpet. By the way, I buy a lot of things from Galls as well, they are a great company.
Yeah i am also on my local Volunteer Fire dept. And just like you i dont smoke so it has not been important to fix it. a siren would be pretty cool, and speaking of addons like that, does anyone think i would have a problem with putting one of these on my mustang? do you think the age of the electronics will make a difference?
Thanks guys,
Sore
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1964 1/2 Mustang (Teal Green), Ford 302, Bored .030 over, 3/4 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 Intake Manifold, Edelbrock 650 CFM Carb, Hooker Headers/Collectors, 2 1/2" Exhaust Pipes, H-Pipe, Summit Glasspacks, 15" Magnum 500's, Cooper Cobra 215/65 front - 235/65 back, Summit 3 1/8" Tach w/ Shift light, 105,000 Original Miles On Body, 2500 Miles On Engine, Interior and All Chrome/Decals are Original and in Great Shape!
There is a guy on our department that has a 73 Chevy pickup that runs wigwags on it. However, he has totally rebuilt it. I don't see a problem with it but if you are worried I would get a new headlight switch and a new headlight wiring harness. That way you would know the condition of the circuits involved. It would probably run you about 150 dollars more, for the switch and wiring, to get it installed but if it works it would be worth it for the warning power and the piece of mind from knowing the wiring is not 43 years old.
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1966 Shelby: Candyapple red w/white Lemans stripes
1966 Fastback: Mild Shelby clone
1989 GT convertible: 5-speed, 3.73 gears, four point roll bar.
Hi again. I didn't realize that you were going to use that to actually respond to real-life emergency situations. What you need to do is buy a new lighter assembly, run new 12 gauge wire straight from the hot side of the starter solenoid to the new lighter with a 20A inline fuse. That would give you something will be guaranteed to work safely and reliably each and every time that you need it. If you wanted to get real slick with it, you can use the old wire to run the lighter under normal circumstances and have the lighter end of the new wire zip-tied to the old one in such a way that you can just reach under the dash, unplug the old one and plug in the new one in an instant. Hope that helps
Would i have to take the dash off? Thats sounds pretty hard when doing it blindly behind the dash.
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1964 1/2 Mustang (Teal Green), Ford 302, Bored .030 over, 3/4 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 Intake Manifold, Edelbrock 650 CFM Carb, Hooker Headers/Collectors, 2 1/2" Exhaust Pipes, H-Pipe, Summit Glasspacks, 15" Magnum 500's, Cooper Cobra 215/65 front - 235/65 back, Summit 3 1/8" Tach w/ Shift light, 105,000 Original Miles On Body, 2500 Miles On Engine, Interior and All Chrome/Decals are Original and in Great Shape!
Would i have to take the dash off? Thats sounds pretty hard when doing it blindly behind the dash.
Hi again, Nope, you won't be needing to pull anything off. It's a breeze. You just reach behind there and unplug the wire from the back of the lighter and unscrew the socket housing retainer sleeve. The lighter socket assembly is only two pieces. There's the part that you can see from the front and a retainer sleeve that's a couple of inches long and maybe an inch in diameter that's screwed onto the back that holds the lighter socket on. Nothing to it.
OK well i picked-up the electrical stuff today at my work(ACE hardware) and now its just waiting for the lighter assembly. I will report back as soon as i make the next step. Thanks again Veronica!
Sore
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1964 1/2 Mustang (Teal Green), Ford 302, Bored .030 over, 3/4 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 Intake Manifold, Edelbrock 650 CFM Carb, Hooker Headers/Collectors, 2 1/2" Exhaust Pipes, H-Pipe, Summit Glasspacks, 15" Magnum 500's, Cooper Cobra 215/65 front - 235/65 back, Summit 3 1/8" Tach w/ Shift light, 105,000 Original Miles On Body, 2500 Miles On Engine, Interior and All Chrome/Decals are Original and in Great Shape!
Hey Sore,
Another thing you could also do is replace the lighter assembly as veronica suggested. But if you dont want to switch wires back and forth you could easily get one of the plug in adapters that would attach under your dash or on the floor or where ever you wanted it. You could then runethe wire as suggested from the battery with an inline fuse to the element and ground the other wire to the chasis of the vehicle. This would allow you to have two plug in sockets. One on switched power controlled by your ignition and one with the potential to be hot from the battery. It would also help with the annoying wire that would stick out from the factory lighter when it is hooked up. Hope this helps
1964 Mustang Cigarette Lighter Problem 
. I got a little problem with my Mustangs ciggerette lighter, it does not work. i don't know how i can be clearer than that. Anything i plug into it gets no power. I would like to get this working without taking the dash off. i suppose that it is just a wiring problem, but there is SO many wires i don't know where i should start. Any help will be greatly appreciated. 
You won't have to pull anything apart to check this one.
Just stick your hand back there and make sure that the wire is attached to the back of the lighter. If it is, check and see if the wire has power. If it does, you need to replace the lighter. If it doesn't, check the fuse. The problem will be in one of those places.Hope that helps.
