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There seems to be two connectors missing off the fuse box, is this normal or what?
As in my previous topic I mention my indicators dont seem to be working, ive replaced the flasher unit inside the car and put in 4 new fuses, 3 x 3 amp & 1 x 15 amp.
there should be white connections inline with the wires, its pretty much right in the middle of the bulkhead under the scuttle, they should pop open easy enough, maybe with a bit of a turn and theres a glass fuse inside, just change them.
If ya can't fix it with a hammer, its an electrical problem!
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U could change every fuse and still not fix the problem, pull out the haynes manual, find ur diagram at the back and start tracin. start with somethin u no, like the flasher unit or fuse box once u know the right fuse (looks in sorry state by the way), look at the colours of the wires and start from there, think of ur 12volts as water flowin through a pipe
A nice way to start is buy a continuity (bad spellin) tester as a swrew driver that lights up when it touches 12volts, its easy to follow
like joe said: trace the wiring back. what i did was make a photocopy of the wiring diagram and then i wrote notes beside various components... saves turning to the code page all the time.
*generally* the colour codes are like this:
black = earth
brown = unfused supply
red = lights
blue = headlights
green = anything that works when engine running (ie radio, indicators etc.)
purple = anything that works engine on or off. (ie horn, interior light)
mini wiring is quite straightforward.. it suffers from poor connections, or connections breaking through corrosion.