What's the route of the wiring harness as it comes off the fuse box. Does it go under or over the emergency brake handle? Does it go under the steering column, or over it (behind the instrument cluster)? I took it out a few years ago when I started the restoration...now can't remember.

 

On my '66 F250 which is pretty original, the wiring comes off the fuse box and loops under the parking brake handle. Then it goes to the dash instruments and firewall connectors. I have a '65 F100, and it is the opposite, wiring over the parking brake handle, but I believe that one has been messed with as they added alarm and some other nonsense. Let me know if you need photos, I can send some.

 

After the harness passes under the emergency brake handle, does it go under the steering column...or does it go over the column and behind the instrument gauge cluster?

 

It doesn't really go "over" the steering column. It mostly stays to the left of the column as it goes up and is held in place by a long metal strap above and left of the column. The turn signal leg goes then to the column and the remainder that goes to the instrument panel goes up, but stays to the left, over the steering column.

 

I've got the emergency flasher which mounts in the dash to the right of the steering column (which may have been an option your F250 doesn't have?), and there's a fair amount of wiring that needs to reach it.

I'm trying to figure out if this bundle of wiring goes under the steering column, or over it (passing behind the instrument cluster).

 

I forgot to mention (in case it matters), it's a custom-cab (linear-style) instrument cluster.

 

Ah, yea mine has the circular speedo. As you mentioned, I don't have the emergency flasher set up. I guess my father never expected emergencies. Everything I can see that goes to the right, goes over the column. Again, if you need pic's, I don't mind.

 

Thanks. I'll see if I can get things to fit over the column (and behind the gauge cluster).

=> if any other members stop by this thread that have the emergency flasher option, please speak up if there's a different way I should route the wiring.