Questionhow do I remove the ignition switch? Is there a fuse panel in this car? I've lost all power to lights, horn, blower ect.The interior lights work and it runs OK
AnswerThe ignition switch comes out through the back of the dash. The chrome bezel around the keyhole is threaded, - just unscrew it. It is supposed to be done with a special tool, but if you are careful and use a piece of leather in the jaws of your pliers, you can get it to unscrew without damage. If you have the original coil, you may have to remove the coil and ignition switch as a unit. If you have the armored cable from the switch to the coil, that is what you have to do. Not all 49s have this - you'll have to look to see.
When you say "all power to lights", something is not right there. The power to the headlights is independent of the other things you mention. If none of those things work, someone has modified the wiring in your car - and I wouldn't be able to help you without inspecting it to see what was done to it.
I'm shooting in the dark here, but if only your headlights don't work, but everything else does, your dimmer switch is the most likely culprit. Try pumping it up and down a jillion times, often this brings them back to life.
The blower not working is probably an ignition switch failure - and I'd expect anything else that needs the key on to not work also.
There is no fuse panel - the fuses are in the wires to the individual circuits. Many of the fuses are behind the central grille in the dash - look under and behind the switches, you'll see the fuses in there.
The horn is independent of all the other power in the car - if your horn doesn't work, the problem is probably right in the steering wheel horn control switch, but verify that the wire through the bottom of the steering gearbox is OK and plugged into its socket. Also, check the horn relay. It should click and the horns should sound when you ground the wire through the steering column.
Dick
