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So today I decided to remove the instrument cluster from the Fury to take the clock out and service it so it would work again and holy cow what a pain! First, I can't believe that there's no circuit board with a single harness connector, but rather two wires to each gauge and light in the unit. Then, all the gauges (and the clock) are connected with screws to the unit from behind it, and of course it's nearly impossible to reach the mounting screws since you can barely move it away from the instrument panel due to the wires holding it in. I would love to see how the factory put this nightmare together. In the process I managed to scratch up the bezel &| but, at least the clock works!
Tell me about it, I replaced EVERY BULB in the interior of the '68 New Yorker over the weekend. I also replaced the AMP guage and the heater valve. The heater valve wasn't bad, but those bulbs and AMP guage made me wish I had an adult beverage handy.
I looked at my right hand today and it's all scratched from reaching under the dash!
Joined: Wed Oct 12 2005, 10:02PM
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Hahaha yeah Rob, I have the same tell-tale scratch marks on my hands and arms. I have to say that my old Ford and GM vehicles have been much easier to work on. However, while up under the dash of the Fury I was really impressed with how clean and unmangled it is, unlike my other toys.
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And here's a quick question for all you buffs... what would be the correct application for an AM/FM for the Fury (68)? The AM only radio plays great, but there literally are NO AM stations around here that play music, only crummy talk!
It was a snap for the factory. They assembled the entire dash frame, gauges and pad as an assembly and slid it right in before the column is installed. This is how we did the dash on my Fury. Seems like there are 4 screws on top in the defrost vents and one in each side, by the top door hinge. It sucks to try and get in there for one thing, like a bulb or clock. But if you have the time and ability, it would be advantagous to pull the whole thing and refurb all the guages and switches at once.
We have to yank mine again pretty soon. The shop goofed up and installed the 4dr speedo, which was broke, instead of the original funtional one.
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65NYerWagon wrote ... And here's a quick question for all you buffs... what would be the correct application for an AM/FM for the Fury (68)? The AM only radio plays great, but there literally are NO AM stations around here that play music, only crummy talk!
To be absolutely correct, you need a 1968 only model 384 "solid state" radio. To be close you can use the 1967 only model 374 "transaudio" radio and I'll probably be the only one around who knows the difference! Oops, spilled the beans didn't I?