No power to eight fuses in fuse box

1984 MERCEDES BENZ 280SL
166,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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RUDYEB
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The car was trapped for the winter. During that time it became a haven for squirrels. This spring I removed the tarp and saw tons of eaten nuts in the dash area. I removed the glove compartment and vacuumed out all the nuts and fluff the critters left. Once cleaned up I found a few wires they had chewed through. I repaired all the wires I could find that were split. Car started right up and I had a short drive in it. Once home I found the brights didn’t work but the dim did. I visually checked the fuses and all were good. The electric windows didn’t work either. I tested the windows with a hot wire to the switch and they worked.
I then checked power at the fuses and found 8 of them had no power.
I am at a loss as to what to do next.
Aug 27, 2020 at 2:40 PM
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KASEKENNY
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Can you tell us what fuses these are and we will track down next steps? Clearly I suspect we have more wiring that is chewed but hopefully we can limit down the possible causes. Thanks
Aug 27, 2020 at 3:36 PM
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RUDYEB
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I appreciate your reply and apologize for my delayed response.

These are the fuses that have no power to them:
3, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.

Thank you,
Rudy
Aug 30, 2020 at 9:10 AM
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KASEKENNY
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The only thing that these have in common are the fuse box itself. I would remove this and flip it over and make sure you don't have more chewed wires or even damage to the fuse panel.
Aug 30, 2020 at 7:34 PM