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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 04:12 PM
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as title says...... got home from work, went in got changed to go to the gym and started fine.... then cut out...... now i got no power at all.... hazards work but not indicators by themselfs.... no headlights or main beam.... horn works.... radio dont... and no wipers..... got no heated front or rear screen either...... no lights on the dash at all... cant hear fuel pump kick in or anything.... immobiliser light is flashing on and off as normal..... oh.... its a puma 1.7.... and the barrel is buggered si im starting it via the black box at the moment..... when i put the black box back up under the bonnet relese im thinking the wires on the back have shorted on something and thats when it cut out..... ive checked all the fuses inside the car and the ones under the bonnet... swapped relays around to see if i could get any power but still no joy....... got to be in work for 7 in the morning so pretty buggered at the minute.... any suggestions from anyone that i could of missed wld be greatly apriciated

thanks in advance...... james
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 04:33 PM
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 06:10 PM
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If it's a big short that you had, it's likely to have blown the fuseable battery link, this is one of the main wires from the battery to the harness, you will easily see if this is the case, will be melted well, and of course pull apart when you pull it.
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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thank u... will check first thing....
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