| Subject: | Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow |
| From: | George Laubach <skiplaubach@COMCAST.NET> |
| Date: | Sat, 1 Jun 2013 19:44:26 -0500 |
Mike, let me know if you need me to scan and email any Bentley pages. Just give me a call.
(note to team: Mike graciously sent me two 1.9s (and accessories) - well his wife made him make room in the garage...when he did his Bostig and auto to manual conversions. I ended up using one of his engines in my 1.9 to 2.2 conversion.)
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On Jun 1, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:12 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> At 03:46 PM 6/1/2013, Mike South wrote:
>>
>>> hit me with everything you would do to check why wipers would not be
>>> working. They were working a few days ago.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Page 97.66
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>>
>> Wipers have worked since the dash went back on, yes?
>>
>
> Yes--at least I'm 90% sure that they did.
>
>
>>
>> Do the heater blower and rear defrost work?
>
>
> Nope. Heater blower does not work, and I am sure I tested that after the
> dash was on because I used the switch on the outside of the dash to do it.
>
>
>> If so, the load reduction relay and its drive from the X terminal of the
>> ignition switch is good.
>>
>
> I pre-emptively replaced the ignition switch with a new one when I was
> putting the dash back on. I know that new does not equal good, and also
> that you should suspect the part you put on last, first. How can I test if
> power is coming off that terminal?
>
> Also where is that load reduction relay, and how would I check it?
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> Does washer pump work? If so then you've eliminated fuse S10 as a problem.
>>
>
> If S10 is the tenth fuse starting from the driver's door, the fuse looks
> ok. However, with the key on, there is no power on either end of the fuse.
>
>
>>
>> Is the wiper switch connector plugged in all the way on the column?
>>
>
> Which one is that? I did find one that was not all the way in. I plugged
> that one (the square-cross-sectioned black one on the driver's side) all
> the way in and it made no difference.
>
> Thanks for all your suggestions.
>
> mike
>
>
>>
>> Yours,
>> David
>>
>>
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