Wiper Door Help Needed
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
Wiper Door Help Needed
I am taking the 72 Big Block to Bowling Green for the 15th anniversary celebration, and thought since it rains just about every week in Kentucky, I should get the wipers working.
I got a new motor and new wiper blades installed this evening and they work fine. The switch works fine too. I did not try the washer pump, but it is full of washer fluid.
The wiper door will not open when I turn on the switch. It does open when I pull the override **** under the dash, though.
If I open the wiper door with the override first, I can use the switch to turn on the wipers and change the speed. I can make it work like this if I have to, but I would like to get it operating like it is supposed to.
I was wondering if anyone knew what the problem could be.
I got a new motor and new wiper blades installed this evening and they work fine. The switch works fine too. I did not try the washer pump, but it is full of washer fluid.
The wiper door will not open when I turn on the switch. It does open when I pull the override **** under the dash, though.
If I open the wiper door with the override first, I can use the switch to turn on the wipers and change the speed. I can make it work like this if I have to, but I would like to get it operating like it is supposed to.
I was wondering if anyone knew what the problem could be.
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The wiper solenoid that is attached to the back of the tach or hanging below is not doing its job. It cold be electrically not working, it could be internally stuck,the vent could be capped instead of open or the hoses could be on wrong.
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Curby:
This may help you in the repair.
Small parts and how they work...
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=218
Wiper system help:
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...elp.php?hID=95
Willcox
This may help you in the repair.
Small parts and how they work...
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=218
Wiper system help:
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...elp.php?hID=95
Willcox
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
The vent is not capped. I checked that. The door opens when I pull the override out, so I think the lines are run correctly.
I will check the wiper solenoid. That seems to be the logical problem at this point.
I do need to replace the vacuum lines, as these are probably the originals. I bought a complete kit with a parts car, so I might spend the evening re-routing these lines.
Thanks for the information! That 9-page tutorial is a MUST TO HAVE!
I will check the wiper solenoid. That seems to be the logical problem at this point.
I do need to replace the vacuum lines, as these are probably the originals. I bought a complete kit with a parts car, so I might spend the evening re-routing these lines.
Thanks for the information! That 9-page tutorial is a MUST TO HAVE!
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If the 2 hoses at the solenoid are reversed the override will work fine but when the "solenoid" is used to try to open the wiper door it will "seal" the vacuum off rather than "vent" the vacuum. The vacuum must be "vented" from the wiper relay to open the wiper door.
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It's August 26th and we have had exactly 0.70" of rain this month. Things are still green but getting very, very dry. It does not rain "just about every week" in these parts.
Just the same, you could get wet Labor Day weekend.
Just the same, you could get wet Labor Day weekend.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
Thanks for the info on the solenoid! The lines swapped might just be the issue.
Easy Mike, thanks for the weather info. The chances are, if I go to Bowling Green, it will rain.
I was exaggerating a bit, but I have been to Bowling Green for the last 5 years an average of 3 times each year. It has rained at least once every time I go. I typically go to the C5/C6 Bash every year. I have been to the CF Cruise-in once, a couple of Christmas trips with my wife, once when I picked up my 82 in Chicago I stopped in, and once I stopped in on my way to the Tail of the Dragon. It rained at the NCM and at the Tail that time. This year I stopped in during the Hot Rod Power Tour and it poured. Fortunately, I was in the NCM the whole time it rained, and the Rain-X on my windshield was all I needed once I got back on the road to finish the rest of the tour!
One day, I will go to Bowling Green and the weather will be perfect. Maybe it will be this time, now that the wipers are working.
Easy Mike, thanks for the weather info. The chances are, if I go to Bowling Green, it will rain.
I was exaggerating a bit, but I have been to Bowling Green for the last 5 years an average of 3 times each year. It has rained at least once every time I go. I typically go to the C5/C6 Bash every year. I have been to the CF Cruise-in once, a couple of Christmas trips with my wife, once when I picked up my 82 in Chicago I stopped in, and once I stopped in on my way to the Tail of the Dragon. It rained at the NCM and at the Tail that time. This year I stopped in during the Hot Rod Power Tour and it poured. Fortunately, I was in the NCM the whole time it rained, and the Rain-X on my windshield was all I needed once I got back on the road to finish the rest of the tour!
One day, I will go to Bowling Green and the weather will be perfect. Maybe it will be this time, now that the wipers are working.
