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Old 13-11-2004, 05:31 PM
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My rear lights and dash lights seem to only workj when they want to the lastr few days anyone have any idea brake lights work but normal rears dont and dash lights die.Im thinking a relay or something ??
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Get a new indicator stalk assembly!!!!! For now, try a sharp tap on the indicator stalk with the palm of your hand!!!
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cool will try in a moe so its the stalk??
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deffo be the stalk,i use the edge of a cd case to whack it,lol works better than the hand,lol
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this is a common problem with escort light stalks, piece of piss to fix though. take switch off and lay on bench, on lighting side of switch get a thinnish flat bladed screwdriver in between joint of stalk and "rotating end", sharply strike screwdriverhandle with your palm and cap will come off. clean up the copper contacts inside with emery cloth and pop the cap back on, should work fine.

my mate does this everyday when we run out of new ones to sell.

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Old 13-11-2004, 06:40 PM
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It is also a common fuse box fault.....just to forewarn you....
Old 13-11-2004, 07:24 PM
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i had the same thing on my xr3i and it was the fuse box at fault...
Old 13-11-2004, 07:25 PM
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come to think of it i had the same prob on one of my R19 16v's. it just kept blowing fuse's and then i had no rear lites or dash lites. sold it before i ever figured out what did it..
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on the escorts no dash lights or rears is 99% always the stalk. first failings of the fuse box are the blower motor, electric windows and occasionaly the starter circuit.

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Yes succsess the stalk it is so am i better off replacing it compleatly or is this costly??
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