Reply to "Pantera Electrical Problems"

Pat, when (not if) you find a wiring schematic, be aware that A- there are four different ones since DeTomaso/Ford did multiple running changes during the production life of the car, and B- NONE of them will perfectly match your car! Color codes changed (sometimes from one end of a wire to another inside your wiring loom!) and routing was altered sometime in mid-'72 so the fuse box & relays shifted. Most of the loom came from Lucas of England so unplated corroded contacts everywhere are the rule.

What most do is try to find the schematic whose published date most closely matches the build date (NOT the registration date) of your car. Then during use of the schematic, we annotate it to match the reality in the car. A good quality VOM and patience are your two most valuable resources in this area!

All the above applies to an unmolested stock wiring loom; as with the rest of the car, owner mods & additions to the electrics abound, some more skillfully done than others. Some 90% of inop electrics will be caused by bad grounds or (especially under the dash) wires plugged into the wrong terminals.