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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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With the possible bad weather this weekend (naturally) I decided to get new wiper blades for the '69. Problem is the wiper motor won't run. The last time I checked it was about 2 months ago and all was well.

What I have is....12v to the switch. The door opens and I can hear the relay pick for the motor but no movement.


Will the wipers run without the engine running?
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 10:23 PM
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Is the ground wire hooked up to the wiper motor? Came off on me once.
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 10:32 PM
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Ground wire is on. I have 12v to the motor plug. Next I nedd to check to see of the motor windings opened up on me. I hate pulling that motor, it's a real PITA.
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 10:39 PM
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Hi , Is the switch ( the one that you use to park the blades on the windshield to replace the blades ) below the steering column turned to on , and are the wiper blades maybe locked together ? Pretty common occurance, it has hapened to me more then once. Peace,,,,,,,,,,,,,Craig
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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Override is closed and the wipers are moving free. Disconnected the rod the the wiper assm to check that they were'nt locked together.
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