First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Is this what I'm missing, Stu?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/67-68-69-CAMARO-WIPER-MOTOR-GROUND-STRAP_W0QQ cmdZViewItemQQhashZitem56363fef89QQitemZ370277347209QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruc kQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories If so, how does it attach? Bobby '68 400 4-speed -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stu Langer Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 6:42 AM To: First Generation Firebird-L Subject: Re: [FGF] Wiper woes First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... 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 > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > ......................................................................... > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/>
