Today when I went to tun on my headlights my dash lights, radio, and HVAC are not lighting up, I have checked the fuses and they are good except for #5 in the engine compartment so I replaced it and they still wont come on, prior to this I pulled a dead bulb out of my HVAC, that wouldn't have anything to do with it would it?

 

Are the connections on the back of your headlight switch good? Or is your dimmer **** turned all the way off? Hope this helps. Oh and welcome to the site btw.

 

I checked the plug and it's plugged in all they way and the dimmer is turned up, I turned the dimmer up to see if the overhead light worked yet and it does, are there more then two fuses that run this stuff or should I check all of them?

 

Got it fixed! Fuse #18 in the CJB was blown, I put a new one in and it lights up now.

 

Glad to here you got it figured out.

 

I have one more question for ya quick, when I'm accelerating I hear this rattling noise kinda where the bell housing is but I cant figure out what in the heck it is, I took a rubber hammer and tapped on the cats and they are solid. Could it be a heat shield?

 

Usually is a cat heat shield. With cold engine (off) just crawl under there a see if one is loose. A loose heat shield noise is annoying as heck. Fit together a couple hose clamps to hold the shield tight

 

Yep, that's what you do Red. Ford has a TSB on that, I have it somewhere lol. You can use two or three 7"-'8" band clamps.

 

Sorry for not understanding but where exactly do I put the hose clamp?

 

Yup, that'll be the heat shield.

 

So I put the clamp around the shield that's pressed around the cat?

 

Yea, just like I said. I'd use band clamps, - sizes have been posted already. I doubt a hose clamp would fit, - who said that, Red ?

Wrap the shields, tighten them down. That works for awhile. I just removed the shields all together, personally. They got real irritating, just once and when I was in a bad mood.

 

Had a chance to have at it and got it fixed, no more rattling thanks guys!

 

YUP. Actually, when I had needed to do this in the past, I didn't have band clamps. So I would put together several hose clamps that would go around the entire converter.... but then again, that was several very used vehicles ago Redneck mechanicing at it's best

 

Damn, that's some work lol. Well, at least that leaves you plenty of spots to tighten down, if need be.