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Daves55Sedan · 02-12-2017, 07:19 PM

I don't recall there being any circuit breakers in the '56 Ford wiring. It has all inline fuses. There are two "push-in" terminal blocks under the dash (for use with the original type "bullet connectors"). One is for the turn signal wiring and it is inline with the wiring near the steering column just under the dash. There is a metal wiring clip in the middle of the brake pedal bracket that holds the wiring to this terminal block. Pull the wire-harness out of that clip and it gives you more room to pull the wiring out and remove the wiring from the terminal block.
The second terminal block is for the rear wiring harness that serves the taillights, backup lights and fuel guage sending unit. It is also not bolted down to anything, just hangs inline with the wire harness. It is near the center of the dashboard close to the firewall insulation pad. Here, you can pull the wire harness down out of a rubber coated metal J-hook bolted onto that bulkhead under the top of the cowl under the dash. That allows you to pull the wire harness down to service the wiring.
DO NOT get these two terminal blocks mixed up as they may have a different quantity of double-taps.

02-12-2017, 07:19 PM	#7
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: Circuit breakers & terminal blocks I don't recall there being any circuit breakers in the '56 Ford wiring. It has all inline fuses. There are two "push-in" terminal blocks under the dash (for use with the original type "bullet connectors"). One is for the turn signal wiring and it is inline with the wiring near the steering column just under the dash. There is a metal wiring clip in the middle of the brake pedal bracket that holds the wiring to this terminal block. Pull the wire-harness out of that clip and it gives you more room to pull the wiring out and remove the wiring from the terminal block. The second terminal block is for the rear wiring harness that serves the taillights, backup lights and fuel guage sending unit. It is also not bolted down to anything, just hangs inline with the wire harness. It is near the center of the dashboard close to the firewall insulation pad. Here, you can pull the wire harness down out of a rubber coated metal J-hook bolted onto that bulkhead under the top of the cowl under the dash. That allows you to pull the wire harness down to service the wiring. DO NOT get these two terminal blocks mixed up as they may have a different quantity of double-taps.