Midlife

I'd have to check my stock, but I might have a 69/70 license plate light assembly.

I kinda like the idea of driving the Mustang without the steering wheel myself...*G*
 
"Hey!  Watch this!"

Dude: you really need to understand the function for each wire before trying to trouble-shoot things.  stated before: pin 12 for standard dash cluster or pin 2 and 5 for blue/red: those are dash lamp wires. You can figure out the function of the circuit board trace by examining the position of the bulb and what should be seen on the front of the dash cluster, and then follow that  trace back to the cluster. 
Pin 15 is Green/black is the high beam signal.  Why are you testing 16 and 17?  Those are ammeter lines: always hot and unfused. 
 
So let's cut to the chase and I'll give you the complete pin-out of the dash cluster connector for the standard dash:
 
 

Don't forget the muffler bearing grease temp sensor, and the windshield washer bottle fluid level gauge.  What about a PCV vacuum gauge?  Now that would be interesting...

Don't forget the muffler bearing grease temp sensor, and the windshield washer bottle fluid level gauge.  What about a PCV vacuum gauge?  Now that would be interesting...

AFA...American Ford Association ?

For male pins, a Bic pen shell works good, according to the Ford Shop Manual.  Personally, I have used a jeweler's screwdriver, ground down on one side to half of its thickness.  I use it on the female pins between the pin and the housing to bend the locking tab back, and on the male pins.  The locking tab is 180* from the vertical slot where the pin sides come together in a joint.

I lost 25 pounds when the forum was down: no spam available....

I lost 25 pounds when the forum was down: no spam available....

For male pins, a Bic pen shell works good, according to the Ford Shop Manual.  Personally, I have used a jeweler's screwdriver, ground down on one side to half of its thickness.  I use it on the female pins between the pin and the housing to bend the locking tab back, and on the male pins.  The locking tab is 180* from the vertical slot where the pin sides come together in a joint.

Just curious why it was down for 10 or so days...I so missed my Russian spam!

This morning was the first since I don't know when, when there was not a single spam post.  OMG! 

Just curious why it was down for 10 or so days...I so missed my Russian spam!

Just curious why it was down for 10 or so days...I so missed my Russian spam!

Just curious why it was down for 10 or so days...I so missed my Russian spam!

Just curious why it was down for 10 or so days...I so missed my Russian spam!

Just curious why it was down for 10 or so days...I so missed my Russian spam!

Bic ball point pen shell, but you first have to remove the clear plastic protector in the connector.  Personally, I use a jeweler's screwdriver, ground down on one side such that I can slip it in between the shell and the pin (female pins), or press on the locking tab for male pins.  It is a pain, but it does work well.

A customer called me today about a problem with his 70.  It would crank with the red/blue wire on the first post of the starter solenoid but not when the brown wire was attached there.  He said the assembly manual had it that way.  No way, I said!
 
Sure enough: look at page EO-115-1, View A, and the red/blue wire is indicated with A and the brown wire as E with the E in front and the A in back!
 
Just because it was printed on paper, doesn't mean it is correct...
 
So now it is on the Internet and the error is correct.

A customer called me today about a problem with his 70.  It would crank with the red/blue wire on the first post of the starter solenoid but not when the brown wire was attached there.  He said the assembly manual had it that way.  No way, I said!
 
Sure enough: look at page EO-115-1, View A, and the red/blue wire is indicated with A and the brown wire as E with the E in front and the A in back!
 
Just because it was printed on paper, doesn't mean it is correct...
 
So now it is on the Internet and the error is correct.

A customer called me today about a problem with his 70.  It would crank with the red/blue wire on the first post of the starter solenoid but not when the brown wire was attached there.  He said the assembly manual had it that way.  No way, I said!
 
Sure enough: look at page EO-115-1, View A, and the red/blue wire is indicated with A and the brown wire as E with the E in front and the A in back!
 
Just because it was printed on paper, doesn't mean it is correct...
 
So now it is on the Internet and the error is correct.

A customer called me today about a problem with his 70.  It would crank with the red/blue wire on the first post of the starter solenoid but not when the brown wire was attached there.  He said the assembly manual had it that way.  No way, I said!
 
Sure enough: look at page EO-115-1, View A, and the red/blue wire is indicated with A and the brown wire as E with the E in front and the A in back!
 
Just because it was printed on paper, doesn't mean it is correct...
 
So now it is on the Internet and the error is correct.

A customer called me today about a problem with his 70.  It would crank with the red/blue wire on the first post of the starter solenoid but not when the brown wire was attached there.  He said the assembly manual had it that way.  No way, I said!
 
Sure enough: look at page EO-115-1, View A, and the red/blue wire is indicated with A and the brown wire as E with the E in front and the A in back!
 
Just because it was printed on paper, doesn't mean it is correct...
 
So now it is on the Internet and the error is correct.

A customer called me today about a problem with his 70.  It would crank with the red/blue wire on the first post of the starter solenoid but not when the brown wire was attached there.  He said the assembly manual had it that way.  No way, I said!
 
Sure enough: look at page EO-115-1, View A, and the red/blue wire is indicated with A and the brown wire as E with the E in front and the A in back!
 
Just because it was printed on paper, doesn't mean it is correct...
 
So now it is on the Internet and the error is correct.

A customer called me today about a problem with his 70.  It would crank with the red/blue wire on the first post of the starter solenoid but not when the brown wire was attached there.  He said the assembly manual had it that way.  No way, I said!
 
Sure enough: look at page EO-115-1, View A, and the red/blue wire is indicated with A and the brown wire as E with the E in front and the A in back!
 
Just because it was printed on paper, doesn't mean it is correct...
 
So now it is on the Internet and the error is correct.