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 Woozy
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| posted on February 17th, 2003 at 05:39 PM |
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Windscreen wipers
My 59 baja still has the standard wiper's / motor from when it was 6v. I have a resister in the line to drop it to 6v for the motor which used to
work fine.
I have just got the car back on the road and have noticed that when i use the wipers they do not always turn off when i switch them off .....
What could be causing this and what is the remedy ?
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| posted on February 17th, 2003 at 05:48 PM |
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Check the self-park switch inside the wiper motor 
Another thought, you didn't mix up the wires to the wiper motor, did you?:o
[Edited on 17-2-2003 by KruizinKombi]
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| posted on February 17th, 2003 at 06:54 PM |
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Any idea how to get to the self park switch ? i had a quick look a while ago but couldnt see anything to check on the motor. The wires are definately
right
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| posted on February 17th, 2003 at 07:17 PM |
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I think AUto bug 68 wired the car 
(check other post!)
EAsy fix - just park it in the front yard
Sometimes i just amaze myself how helpful i am!
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| posted on February 17th, 2003 at 09:04 PM |
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HAHAHAHAAHHAAHAAH GOOD ONE BARRY!
2 things come to mind. You wiper motor is old and in need of replacing or 2. You need to drop the voltage a bit. Putting some resistors in will
solve it.
How do I know. Mine do the same thing. I can't be bothered fixing it. I just put the indicator or the brakes lights on and that stops the
wipers.
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| posted on February 19th, 2003 at 02:01 PM |
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A MUCH better idea that a dropping resistor is a little circuit I have on my web site - it's a current limiter matched to the 6v wiper
requirements - it uses just 4 components from Dick Smith etc.
Rock steady wiper speed, does not get boiling hot, and with a little ingenuity it can give you 2 speed 6v wipers!
http://www.geocities.com/aussiebug1970/wiper1.html
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| posted on February 19th, 2003 at 07:38 PM |
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Thanks Rob, I was looking for that article the other day.
Dean
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| posted on February 19th, 2003 at 08:24 PM |
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Well, I've never owned a 59, but other vehicles I've worked on have a switch operated by a cam in the end of the wiper motor, on the back
end of the driveshaft where the gears are. Often there is a plate that can be removed by undoing a few screws. I hope that helps with a '59.
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| posted on February 20th, 2003 at 08:32 AM |
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its crap inside teh switch.... spray some CRC contact cleaner inside it... or wriggle the switch on n off a few times.
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| posted on February 20th, 2003 at 11:28 AM |
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Ta guy's .... day off otmorrow so ill see if i can fix it
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