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Old 09-12-02, 11:09 PM
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Exclamation wiper switch out all of a sudden

guys it just went out ! out of nowhere....
im stuck .. rains like a mug out here and its not easy to see with all the rain droplets on the window soi do an "ace ventura" and look out the window as the rain hits me at 45mph...( sometimes )
usually i just drive fast and let my old *** rain x do its job only at 60 mph though ..hmm like i said im stuck i think its not getting power.
i have a fsm but im not sure on how to go about this with my multimeter. please help guys
thanks a million
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Old 09-13-02, 11:17 AM
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can anyone help me please? did a search and cannot find clear answers
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The relay in your wiper switch has gone, there is a thread somewhere, if you sort through all the wiper threads, that explains how to replace it, but I'd say that going to a junk yard and ripping one of an old 7 would be a better idea. These go commonly and I've heard them to be up to $500 bux from a dealer! I'm thinking of going out and stocking up on switches, just in case
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Okay...

#1 is the fuse blown???

#2 does your washer fluid still work???

#3 does the wiper switch work at any speed???

#4 when you turn the switch on is there any sounds, perhaps like a motor or something moving???

#5 if you go to the motor inder the hood on the driver side, is there 12v+ (when the key is on) on the Blue wire at the motor.

#6 again at the motor is there ground on the black wire??

#7 is there ground on the Blue/red wire (again at the motor) when the key is on and the switch is on the high position?
Old 09-13-02, 11:49 AM
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I HAVE 2 HERE at my house other than the one in my car and and i have tried those and nothing. i replaced my ignition switch and it never worked again
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thanks icemark ill go check !
Old 09-16-02, 11:45 AM
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if the fuse is out the fluid would not work right? no the wiper motor sounding?
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yep... if the fuse is bad no fluid, no motor sounds
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I cant really help, bbut i was wonderin if anybody could help me on my wiper prob

mine wont turn off

i gotta unplug the wire from the motor to getem to stop
and it sucks *** to haveta get out when in starts raining while im drivin and open da hood and find the plug, and well i wont go on

i gotta 86 gxl
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If yours won't turn off, the switch is bad. The problem is, which switch? There is one in the motor that tells the wiper switch in the dash the motor's position. It will be one of those switches. Swap the motor (they're cheap) and if that doesn't fix it then swap the more expensive switch.

Or just use a continuity tester to test the appropriate wires (black and blue/yellow I believe) for pulses while the motor is operating.
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I could have sworn I answered this this morning... anyway I would be looking at the motor too if it won't turn off.
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I ca repair all the wirper switch problems you have.
I have ordered ALL the parts required, relays, etc.

PM me..

Ill do it cheap fer ya and test it too.
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