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[David mains]

My key switch was bad,and my battery was 6 years old and completely died.i replaced the key switch which had a black and yellow wire.i put the new battery in and now I don't have lights or nothing.just wondering weather I put the wires on the right side of the terminal block.

 

[pomester]

641 Ford? If it's stock, there's two wires to the key switch and it wouldn't make any difference which terminal of the switch they attach to. There's an inline fuse in the lighting circuit, probably a good place to start investigating.

 

[charlie n]

pomester hit it on the head. Fuse is behind the tach next to the regulator.​

 

[used red MN]

and now I don't have lights or nothing.

No operation of the starter either, or just no lights? If no starter are the battery connections CLEAN AND TIGHT? Clean means 80 to 90 percent of the contact surfaces inside the terminals and on the outside of the battery post are shiny silver lead, scrape with a utility knife if needed.

 

[David mains]

641 Ford? If it's stock, there's two wires to the key switch and it wouldn't make any difference which terminal of the switch they attach to. There's an inline fuse in the lighting circuit, probably a good place to start investigating.

Thank you for your time replaced the key switch,and battery was 6 years old dead.put a new battery in and hooked up terminals.the problem just happened to be the natural switch.when I wiggle the stick shift well it started.cant thank you enough.