fusebox - how to remove to test

[AndyL]

Hey folks,

I'm having one heck of a time chasing electrical gremlins in my 93 xlt. When they work, the turn signals turn on the high beams (some probing with the multimeter shows the switch in the column to be fine - problems farther into the harness) but kill power to the overhead console... 50/50 chance of the heater motor actually working any particular day of the week. DRL and heater blower turning on or continuing to run long after the trucks shut off.

Seems that most of the problems originate in the area of the fuse box and the wiring bundle that feeds it. Most of the problems are temporarily fixed by grabbing the fuse box and giving it a wiggle.

Obviously there's a major problem going on under there - and with the obviously live power feeding to the blower and DRL when the truck is shut off - i'm concerned with the possibility of an electrical fire.

Removing the panel under the steering wheel, and unbolting the fuse box provides very limited access to the fuse box (I can't quite work with it - being rather large and having big hands)

So the question is - how can I get the fusebox and wires feeding it - accessible enough to be able to find the problem? There's got to be a better way than ripping out the whole dashboard...

tnx,

Andy