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| troth |
 May 31 2017, 03:06 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 17-August 16 From: CT/WA Member No.: 20,305 Region Association: None  |
Go easy on me. I know how to work a multimeter, but don't have much experience diagnosing electrical problems.
I'm having an issue with my wipers where they will intermittently "wave at the other cars" as my mom says. They will go off once when I first start the car, and then every few minutes they'll go off once. And yes the wiper switch is in the off position. Fast and slow modes both seem to work normally. Unplugging the circular relay on the far left side of the fuse panel seems to keep them off. Any ideas? |
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| troth |
Jun 1 2017, 03:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 17-August 16 From: CT/WA Member No.: 20,305 Region Association: None |
False alarm. I checked again, this time with daylight. I DO have that intermittent relay. Nothing appears visually wrong. Wires are all intact and connected. No signs of anything burning. Do these go bad? Is there a good way to test it?
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| SirAndy |
Jun 4 2017, 10:27 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,937 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(troth @ Jun 1 2017, 02:46 PM)  I checked again, this time with daylight. I DO have that intermittent relay. Nothing appears visually wrong. Wires are all intact and connected. No signs of anything burning. Do these go bad? Is there a good way to test it? Start by taken the relay out and see if that stops your "wave at the other cars" problem. If it does, the relay is getting intermittent power from somewhere when it shouldn't. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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| troth |
Jun 21 2017, 09:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 17-August 16 From: CT/WA Member No.: 20,305 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jun 5 2017, 12:27 AM) QUOTE(troth @ Jun 1 2017, 02:46 PM) I checked again, this time with daylight. I DO have that intermittent relay. Nothing appears visually wrong. Wires are all intact and connected. No signs of anything burning. Do these go bad? Is there a good way to test it? Start by taken the relay out and see if that stops your "wave at the other cars" problem. If it does, the relay is getting intermittent power from somewhere when it shouldn't. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Pulled the relay out a couple hundred miles ago and have not had the issue since. Seems to me I have a wire short to hunt down... |
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troth Wiper woes May 31 2017, 03:06 PM
SirAndy Do you have the (optional) intermittent harness a... May 31 2017, 03:14 PM ljubodraz I have similar issues on very rare occasions. Rec... May 31 2017, 03:35 PM troth Is this the relay y'all are talking about?
htt... May 31 2017, 06:29 PM ljubodraz Troth - yes the relay you found on the Bowlsby web... May 31 2017, 06:41 PM
7TPorsh Maybe bypass it? or do the reverse of the install... Jun 1 2017, 04:17 PM ljubodraz Troth - this won't really help you but I misst... Jun 1 2017, 04:43 PM
jim_hoyland Ahhh, the Gjost Wipe strikes again. I've notic... Jun 21 2017, 09:39 PM |
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