79 wipers quit working
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This might help!
There's a how to published by Willcox just go on the left and click on Willcox and enter 1979 repair and troubleshooting wiper
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Or you can watch this video. The 1973 and newer motors test out the same way. Power to the yellow center wire, ground the outers for speeds. You must power up the red wire coming out of the can too!
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The video was great. Tested the motor and its was good. So at that point I started testing voltage up to the motor. This is where I found the Ground wire was no good. I grounded the motor and it started right up. So my question is... Should I just leave my temp ground or should I rerun the original ground? That seems like a lot of work since its all wrapped up. Does anyone know where the original ground runs too?
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Your "New" ground wire will work OK. The original is a black wire that attached to a bolt on the starter or bell housing.
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The ground you are speaking of and as Pete said runs to the bell housing.. But this same ground is also in the blower motor circuit.. so you should make sure that the blower motor is working fine too! If you are having problems with your blower motor..... Well... you just may have figured two problems out for the price of one!
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The ground you are speaking of and as Pete said runs to the bell housing.. But this same ground is also in the blower motor circuit.. so you should make sure that the blower motor is working fine too! If you are having problems with your blower motor..... Well... you just may have figured two problems out for the price of one!
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Good Deal Brian-
The ground you are speaking of and as Pete said runs to the bell housing.. But this same ground is also in the blower motor circuit.. so you should make sure that the blower motor is working fine too! If you are having problems with your blower motor..... Well... you just may have figured two problems out for the price of one!
Willcox
The ground you are speaking of and as Pete said runs to the bell housing.. But this same ground is also in the blower motor circuit.. so you should make sure that the blower motor is working fine too! If you are having problems with your blower motor..... Well... you just may have figured two problems out for the price of one!
Willcox
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Good Deal Brian-
The ground you are speaking of and as Pete said runs to the bell housing.. But this same ground is also in the blower motor circuit.. so you should make sure that the blower motor is working fine too! If you are having problems with your blower motor..... Well... you just may have figured two problems out for the price of one!
Willcox
The ground you are speaking of and as Pete said runs to the bell housing.. But this same ground is also in the blower motor circuit.. so you should make sure that the blower motor is working fine too! If you are having problems with your blower motor..... Well... you just may have figured two problems out for the price of one!
Willcox
