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One of the three grommets should have a brass strap that completes the
ground (the grommets are to reduce noise and vibrations). The motor needs
to be grounded. You said that the first position of the switch is high and
the second is low. That's not right! The first is low and the second is
high. Try a small test lead with a couple of alligator clips to create a
good ground to the motor, and I'll bet it starts working right. You really
need to get the last grommet bolt repaired. The motor will move back and
forth and eventually break one of the two remaining bolts.
Stu
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bobby Speake" <[email protected]>
To: "'First Generation Firebird-L'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:57 PM
Subject: [FGF] Wiper woes
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Folks,
I am still in the weeds with my wiper system, and need some advice:
Facts:
Motor is new (rebuilt).
Washer pump is new.
Switch is new.
Wiring is new.
Fuse is new.
If I pull the motor off of the firewall, it works just fine. First
position
of the switch clockwise is high, and the second position is low. Works
great.
The motor is attached to the firewall by three screws. There are rubber
grommets that the screws are threaded through. The grommets did not come
with the rebuilt motor, so I recycled my old ones. They are in fair
shape.
I am guessing they are needed to avoid grounding the motor on the
firewall.
After I reattach the motor to the firewall (one of the screw holes in the
firewall has the remnants of an old screw in there, so I am only using two
screws for now), power up the harness, and turn the switch, the fuse
immediately pops.
Any idea what's going on? Like I said, when the motor is not attached to
the firewall, it spins on high and low.
Thanks in advance.
Bobby
'68 400 4-speed
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