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any mechanics in da house?
Sex God
Escorts were favourite for the back lights filling up with water and popping the fuses..
Have another good look throught the fuse box and make sure the back lights arent full of water ..
Have another good look throught the fuse box and make sure the back lights arent full of water ..
Go on I'll chuck an opinion in.
Not sure what age it is but I had an XR3 do something very similar, I lost the fookin lot. the alternator light came on and all the others lights went out. 2 alternators and 4 hours in the workshop at work later. I bit the bullet and sent it to a sparky. Turns out it was a fooked relay. I'd swopped em round but it turns out 2 do a simliar job and they need to be both working.
Not sure what age it is but I had an XR3 do something very similar, I lost the fookin lot. the alternator light came on and all the others lights went out. 2 alternators and 4 hours in the workshop at work later. I bit the bullet and sent it to a sparky. Turns out it was a fooked relay. I'd swopped em round but it turns out 2 do a simliar job and they need to be both working.
Sex God
If one bulb blows it wont affect the others so unless there is a wierd electrical fault behind the dash I cant see any need for you to take it apart..
To be such a catastrophic failure it simply has to be a fuse or a relay.....
I get similar problems on trucks and it always turns out to be a fuse or a relay..
To be such a catastrophic failure it simply has to be a fuse or a relay.....
I get similar problems on trucks and it always turns out to be a fuse or a relay..
Quote by sheddy
Go on I'll chuck an opinion in.
Not sure what age it is but I had an XR3 do something very similar, I lost the fookin lot. the alternator light came on and all the others lights went out. 2 alternators and 4 hours in the workshop at work later. I bit the bullet and sent it to a sparky. Turns out it was a fooked relay. I'd swopped em round but it turns out 2 do a simliar job and they need to be both working.
Same prob with my Cavalier once. The Alternator light came on and all went haywire. I replaced alternator all hunky dory.
Oh yes the number of light shows i've seen on the back of a ford escort and sierra
its a common thin allrightGood luck DF xx
Warming the Bed
all escorts have this prob. you will have to change the whole fuse board, its a commen fault in all ford not much you can do about it.
Sex God
Quote by Darkfire
what the fook is a stalk assembly....and where is it?
oh god
all is not lost though, i love making you blokes get all superior & knowledgeable when being the frail and pittiful girly girl bit of me takes over and has to come asking for help
enjoy the novelty while it lasts :lol:
Thanks though :thumbup:
you getting a bit pink n fluffy round the edges Darkfire
Darkfire was not pink and fluffy last night let me tell you the psychotic irate super-bitch on community care leave came out to play, especially when her lighter decided to give up the ghost as well in the rain while stood on the hard shoulder :taz:
come to think of it, that's probably why no one stopped to help ...two red glowing eyes and steam billowing out her nostrils in the dark
the psychotic irate super-bitch on community care leave came out to play, especially when her lighter decided to give up the ghost as well in the rain while stood on the hard shoulder :taz: come to think of it, that's probably why no one stopped to help ...two red glowing eyes and steam billowing out her nostrils in the dark
Sex God
Quote by stevetatt
all escorts have this prob. you will have to change the whole fuse board, its a commen fault in all ford not much you can do about it.
Had several Escorts and never had to replace a fuse board
SImply empty the water out of the rear lights and when refitting the lights run a bead of sealer around the seal and that cures the problem :thumbup:
And the stalk assembly is the bit that you push up or down to make the pretty blinker thingies work and makes all the lights go on and off as well
Quote by Darkfire
Darkfire was not pink and fluffy last night let me tell you
come to think of it, that's probably why no one stopped to help ...two red glowing eyes and steam billowing out her nostrils in the dark
Oh arrr and I've seen it too and lived to tell the tale and tis not a pertty sight :lol:
DD (Thankfully I wasn't on the receiving end)
Sex God
Quote by splendid_
And the stalk assembly is the bit that you push up or down to make the pretty blinker thingies work and makes all the lights go on and off as well
oh dear.. that is going to get you in touble
splendid
:giggle:
Sex God
Sorry - can't offer any pearls of wisdom but if we'd known you weren't going to make it into work we could've got pissed, camped down and finished(/started?) our yakking!
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Sex God
Might not need a new fusebox, it could just need repairing. I did a similar job on my mates Rover, which had a similar problem, only with the windows and locking. We removed the fusebox and soldered the joints on the connector block and it's still going fine almost 3 years later.
Although it could be proper fooked, but i'd check if you can (loosen the screws securing it and give it a wiggle if possible, see if anything starts working that wasn't)
the last option is to torch it and claim off your insurance
Although it could be proper fooked, but i'd check if you can (loosen the screws securing it and give it a wiggle if possible, see if anything starts working that wasn't)
the last option is to torch it and claim off your insurance
Sex God
And we both know you'll know several people that can sort it 
Sex God
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Orgasminator
Only just spotted this post, so its way too late to help you with a monday trip, but here goes anyway:
If your lights are controlled by a switch on the end of a stalk to the left of the steering wheel (this stalk also controls the indicators) then get the switches checked out. They have a habit of wearing out/packing up and you may need to replace the whole assembly.
Worth a try anyway - hope this helps
John
If your lights are controlled by a switch on the end of a stalk to the left of the steering wheel (this stalk also controls the indicators) then get the switches checked out. They have a habit of wearing out/packing up and you may need to replace the whole assembly.
Worth a try anyway - hope this helps
John
Orgasminator
repaired a few escort fuse boards, usally find one of bus bars has fractured, usally you can solder a link across the faulty connection, the other common fault is the lights front or rear getting wet and rotting the earth links out, very common to see escorts with lights that all glow or flash with the indicators, that is normaly a earth fault.
Quote by Mallock2006
And the stalk assembly is the bit that you push up or down to make the pretty blinker thingies work and makes all the lights go on and off as well
oh dear.. that is going to get you in touble
splendid
:giggle:
I was about to describe it as the stick thing for hanging your handbag on.
Would that have been worse?
:lol:
