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I took my 2wd out last night for a run as the battery was low, so i thought id give her a run to help put some charge back in the battery when all of a sudden the battery light came on, and the rev counter, temp, and fuel gague died, so i drove it home slowly.
I have inspected it this morning, and the 10A fuse (bottom right in the pic) has blown. Ive looked in the owners manual, which states fuse number 22 is for the instruments and controls.
I replaced the fuse, switched on the ignition and its blow again, the battery light did come on tho?

does anyone have a clue what could be causing it? or if its a common problem?

Csm

check the earths in engine bay first

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surely if the eath wasnt connecting the fuse wouldnt blow anyway as there would be no compleate circuit?
would that be the correct way to look at it?

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anyone else got a clue?

Roosie

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mine done that when the indicator stalks played up. dont know how its linked?

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hmm could be, id had a bit of a problem with my lights contacts on the stalks the other day, ill try unplugging them tommorrow

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just unpluggedthe light stalks, new fuse, all was well until i started the car, then the fuse blew

has anyone a wiring diagram? as its doing my nut as i cant use the car

scruffythefirst

Sounds like a short somewhere, wire chaffed through, switch with an internal short? Just got to go round measuring the resistance of stuff

cozmeister

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Check your dimmer knob isn't knackered... :th:

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right, all the switches have been un plugged, its still doing it, i noticed while moving it around in the snow that if you rev it the battery light is comming on and not going off till you switch the car off?

how do the wires come fro the fuse box?? does it come straight from there to the clocks?

If anyone does have a wiring diagram it would be really useful

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right, i have a wiring diagram



at the bottom where it says 'check lights' is that refering to when the ignition comes on and the dash lights illuminate?

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Sorted, kind of, traced it back today to being the wire to the alternator, soon as the ignition is on the fuse blows, so removed the wire off the alt and its working fine, would this suggest the alternator is on its way out?

cozmeister

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Could be an internal fault in the alternator...