Eletrical help needed

[johnmadpunk]

My GT2 has decicided to develop a lovely fault, the lights heater fan, electric windows have all decided to stop working at the same time, as though the ignition was stuck in the start position (cant tell if it actually is as the starter has been moved to a push button).

I have checked the fuse box and have found there has been some water in there so i have striped the fuse box down cleaned out the corosion and rebuilt it. I have cleaned the affected conector and all the fuses and relays appear to be fine.

Any ideas on where to start looking next would be greatly appreciated

John

[jeebz]

Does it start though? I had the same problem in my 306, it turned out to be the relay. not sure if they run off the same relay in roccos. I'd get the multimeter out

[johnmadpunk]

Starts and runs fine, indicators work brake lights work and high beams work on flasher unit

also just noticed that whilst high beams are are on by using the flash everything comes back to life, odd
opened relay 18 and if i operate by hand everything works

[jeebz]

the high beams has confused me, otherwise I would have said to check to see if the relay has a live or is earthed.

[johnmadpunk]

my last update was slighlty misleading the rear lights are working the headlights are not, and relay 18 operates when you hold the headlight falsher on with the lights switched to the on position, i think i am starting to suspect the the ignition switch may be up the spout but have no real way to check it

[johnmadpunk]

thanks for trying to help, jumped the connections in the ignition barrel connector and have proven that its the ignition switch that is at fault, does anyone have any ideas on where to get hold of a new one

[DannyH]

If it's all things that need the ignition on to operate i'd assume it's the ignition switch

i assume you still have to use a key?

[johnmadpunk]

Thank you to everyone who helped, water in the fusebox had caused fouling which sent resistance to the ignition switch burning parts of it out. Have cleaned and rebuilt the fusebox, new switch is on its way and temporary toggle switch is in to allow me to use it at night. When the new switch is here i think i may return the starter to the key as its about the only thing that is non standard in the car

Now its time to find where the water got in

Cheers

John