[TECH] wiper override switch quick fix
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Drifting
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[TECH] wiper override switch quick fix
Just thought I'd post this for an FYI.........
In case you didn't know, the wiper override switch parks the wipers so you can change the blades.......I didn't know the switch on my Vette wasn't working until I needed to change the blades.......go figure
My dilemma was pretty simple: I want to change my blades now and drive the Vette (it rains a lot here), and I don't want to take it to an auto electrician or wait 4 weeks to get a new switch (if I can even get one)......
I tried turning off the ignition with the wipers in full flight, but that didn't work.....
....so I looked at the wiring diagrams in the Chassis Service Manual and determined that if I removed the black connection at the wiper motor, then the wipers should park....
...so with the Vette running and the wipers in full flight, I removed the black connection and the wipers parked
So the result was: I changed the blades, drove the Vette in the rain, and now I can work on sorting out a new switch
In case you didn't know, the wiper override switch parks the wipers so you can change the blades.......I didn't know the switch on my Vette wasn't working until I needed to change the blades.......go figure
My dilemma was pretty simple: I want to change my blades now and drive the Vette (it rains a lot here), and I don't want to take it to an auto electrician or wait 4 weeks to get a new switch (if I can even get one)......
I tried turning off the ignition with the wipers in full flight, but that didn't work.....
....so I looked at the wiring diagrams in the Chassis Service Manual and determined that if I removed the black connection at the wiper motor, then the wipers should park....
...so with the Vette running and the wipers in full flight, I removed the black connection and the wipers parked
So the result was: I changed the blades, drove the Vette in the rain, and now I can work on sorting out a new switch
Thread Starter
Drifting
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From: New Zealand
Originally Posted by Schmucker
I normally just turn the key on, flip the wipers on, and shut the key off when they are up. Does this not work for this? I would assume not as you do have that override switch.
Thanks for the response, but as I said above:
Originally Posted by standup
I tried turning off the ignition with the wipers in full flight, but that didn't work......
Team Owner
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if you turn off the ignition, the wipers should still go back down... however, if you have a battery disconnect switch, that should do the trick! standup, when you say "parked" do you actually mean "stopped on the windshield?" When I read "parked" I think that means the wipers go back down to their resting position.
standup, when you say "parked" do you actually mean "stopped on the windshield?" When I read "parked" I think that means the wipers go back down to their resting position.
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Drifting
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From: New Zealand
Originally Posted by PRND21
...... standup, when you say "parked" do you actually mean "stopped on the windshield?" When I read "parked" I think that means the wipers go back down to their resting position.
BTW, what's a battery disconnect switch???? Is that like a kill switch????
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From: Huntersville NC
Originally Posted by standup
BTW, what's a battery disconnect switch???? Is that like a kill switch????
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