just helppppp

[minimanryan]

hi most of my eltrics are duff ill explain my lights all work evry funtction eg. side lights main lights high beam flash tail lights apart from one little small probolem even all the dash lights work
wipers work all speeds and park works fine also the washer jets aswell
now for the bad bits
no indercaters or hazerds stalks click really dodgy rear lights work only on one side brake light is stuck on took the lens off and both little lights inside the bulb are iluminated also the little orange light (temp) ont eh dash is dodgy sometimes it works sometimes it dont also the brake test light sometimes illuminates sometimes doesnt also i have nooooo revese lights i dont know if the engine needs to be running for the reverse lights to work also the brake lights do not work at all if you need more info so you can help me let me know

[shoutforjoy]

With electrics you need to tackle the issues one at a time, working logically. You may find the wiring diagrams help - they are in one of the manuals I sent you a link to.

It's a good idea to make sure the battery is fully charged or the engine running when you test the electrics.

First check all of the fuses, making sure that the fuses are ok and that all of the wires have good, clean connections at the fuse box.

Remove the steering cowl and inspect the stalk that operates the indicators. One one of my minis the collar that secures it in place had snapped so it wasn't working all of the time. These are easily replaced.

Then, for each faulty light, start at the bulb, checking that it works and is secure, then the wiring all the way back to the switch. Some of the faults you describe could be down to poor connections especially as your car is damp inside.

The reverse lights should come on if the ignition is on. There is a switch attached to the gear selector that controls this.

Hope this helps.

[minimanryan]

thanks my car keeps blowing fuse number 4 and when i removed it i got a nasty burn/shock swaped the fuses round so the missing fuse is the fuse i dont need ive took the cowling off and when you do the functions on the stalk all the connections that should touch touch but i dont think its the stalk as the flash on the lights work the wipers work and the washer jets also the high beam works and dip so i dont think its that but its a bit hard tracing all the wires when the car is gully built up and i will try but most of the iwres go under the fuel tank and i cant take that out at the moment also ive checked all the bulbs on the rear lights and its had work done to the tunnel and gear selecters so will inspect that