got the datto fired up (after timing it myself with a flathead and ratchet :P ill get it propper dun by my mech end of the week) just to make sure it all worked n wat not, at 1st everything was fine... then no electrics foudn 2 blown fuses no indicators no lights no tacho no speedo no nothing bar motor running..
wat could cause this? i possibly think my dad hooked the battery up wrong way around to. the alarm went nuts so i turned it off and she goes..
also the brakes have low pressure ay i bleed the back the resevoir was empty ( pretty sure blown wheel cylinder) BUT the fluid in the front is very different from the bak ay.. heard brake fluid goes off?????
also i took out my heater could this trip the fuses?

hi,
i dono this helps or not
try search for exposed +ve wire...
maybe they touch the metal part...

mine last time suddently died and cannot start
on the road , lucky there is petrol station near by
then later i found the culprit,
an isulating tape on a conencted wire is exposed
so wrapped it back, now working fine. :)

i exposed a positive from the battery i think it was but i covered it back up good, unless its heated up n moved or something. havnt even had time to hook up the tacho n shiftlight i got yet ay. wired up teh cd player but no electrics.. grrr.. so want it bak on the roads ay
drove it round the block with no bonnet, looks so much tuffer with no bonnet ay

hahaha
so cool driving without the bonet.. :D

after a tip off off a bloke ringing about my car
found a fuse from the alternator which powers the ACC, and guess what SHES BLOWN!!!
gettin a new one 2mos arvo this should be it

Fuzes burn for a reason.
In other words;
There is a fault somewhere that has caused it to burn.

Good stuff, saves paying $80 an hour for a sparky!!!

if you conected the batery the rong way ,you might burn the internal diodes in the alternator.
if those diodes are dead or in short ,they cause problems like this that you refer.
to test this diodes you can try this simple sugestion:disconect all wires that goes to the alternator include the major one who is bolted in the back off the alternator.start the car and if the problem disapears than the alternator is dead.a new diode plate is needed.

got a lil ahead of me. the alternator is f'd i disconnected the car from it ran the car grounded the test light and put it to the pole no light
also start car take battery + off car stops.. its the alt picking one up in an hour $50

also taking a deposit on teh ute 2mos if its running in time so all hands on deck haha

ok delimma still appears to be here
alternator doesnt seem to be charging the system at all
Proof: disconected the main wire off the alternator so it wont charge the system. grouned a test light to chassis and touched it on the pole on the alt. no light
connect the wire back up and light comes on.
disconnect battery engine stops.
Note: the alt i got looked pretty ratty im getting another one off him 2mos. hopefully its only the ALT.

does this sound feesable?

cheers nick