First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... As I recall there are rubber grommets for the wiper motor mount. If it is a ground switch circuit as Stu indicates these would isolate the wiper motor ground from the chassis ground. Make sure the motor case isn't contacting the firewall by accident.
Steve ____________________ Wipers work backwards from most circuits. There is always positive 12 volts to the wiper motor as soon as the ignition is turned on. The switch then creates the ground when turned on. It sounds as though there is a short to ground somewhere before it gets to the wiper motor. Try unplugging all the wiring at the wiper motor and see if it still blows the fuse. If so, there is a short before the wiper motor, most likely where it passes through the firewall. Stu > Guys, > > I have a brand-new Painless Performance wiring harness, new windshield > wiper > motor, new washer pump, and new wiper switch. When I try to use the > wipers, > the 15A fuse blows in the fuse panel. I can hear it go each time I turn > on > the ignition. > > My headlights work (including high-low beam switch), my turn signals > work, my brake lights work, but my wipers are toast. I'm trying to > get the car inspected, and this is really holding me up. > > Does the fact that the fuse gets blown mean that the wiring harness is > supplying more amperage than the motor requires, or is it the other > way around (the motor is demanding more current than the harness is > supplying)? > > Thanks, > Bobby > > '68 400 4-speed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
