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Default 1994 GMC S-15 Jimmy wipers - 11-28-2005 , 08:56 AM






The wipers quit working on this vehicle without warning. Fuse is fine
checked voltage at switch. Battery voltage at white wire with key on,
Battery voltage at gray wire on low, no battery voltage at purple wire
on hi just 4 volts. Washer and delay don't work either. I supplied
voltage directly to washer pump comes on no problem. Could this be a
bad switch (a pig to replace?). Or could it be the circuit board in
the motor. Checked the voltage at switch and the connectors on motor.
Would a bad circuit board stop washer from not working too. Took it
out appears to be fine no cracks.

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Default Re: 1994 GMC S-15 Jimmy wipers - 11-28-2005 , 09:47 AM






I find the grounds up and die easy. I would run a battery booster cable
from the battery negative to the wiper motor case first. If it then
works, I would be looking for the bolt that has the metal ground strap
under it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

jason_39 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com wrote:
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The wipers quit working on this vehicle without warning. Fuse is fine
checked voltage at switch. Battery voltage at white wire with key on,
Battery voltage at gray wire on low, no battery voltage at purple wire
on hi just 4 volts. Washer and delay don't work either. I supplied
voltage directly to washer pump comes on no problem. Could this be a
bad switch (a pig to replace?). Or could it be the circuit board in
the motor. Checked the voltage at switch and the connectors on motor.
Would a bad circuit board stop washer from not working too. Took it
out appears to be fine no cracks.

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Default Re: 1994 GMC S-15 Jimmy wipers - 11-28-2005 , 02:34 PM



On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:47:50 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca>
wrote:

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I find the grounds up and die easy. I would run a battery booster cable
from the battery negative to the wiper motor case first. If it then
works, I would be looking for the bolt that has the metal ground strap
under it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

That was the problem. A short metal strap from one of the mounting
bolts that is grounded to the motor was broken off. Wipers running
now. I don't know why I never thought of that the first time.Thanks
for the advise.

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jason_39 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com wrote:

The wipers quit working on this vehicle without warning. Fuse is fine
checked voltage at switch. Battery voltage at white wire with key on,
Battery voltage at gray wire on low, no battery voltage at purple wire
on hi just 4 volts. Washer and delay don't work either. I supplied
voltage directly to washer pump comes on no problem. Could this be a
bad switch (a pig to replace?). Or could it be the circuit board in
the motor. Checked the voltage at switch and the connectors on motor.
Would a bad circuit board stop washer from not working too. Took it
out appears to be fine no cracks.


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Mike Romain
 
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Default Re: 1994 GMC S-15 Jimmy wipers - 11-28-2005 , 06:45 PM



You are welcome. I live in the rust belt and see things like that too
often. Mine crapped out in the middle of a swamp 1000 miles into a 4500
mile trip. I ran with booster cables hooked up to the motor case for
the rest of that trip.

Mike

jason_39 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com wrote:
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:47:50 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca
wrote:

I find the grounds up and die easy. I would run a battery booster cable
from the battery negative to the wiper motor case first. If it then
works, I would be looking for the bolt that has the metal ground strap
under it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

That was the problem. A short metal strap from one of the mounting
bolts that is grounded to the motor was broken off. Wipers running
now. I don't know why I never thought of that the first time.Thanks
for the advise.

jason_39 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com wrote:

The wipers quit working on this vehicle without warning. Fuse is fine
checked voltage at switch. Battery voltage at white wire with key on,
Battery voltage at gray wire on low, no battery voltage at purple wire
on hi just 4 volts. Washer and delay don't work either. I supplied
voltage directly to washer pump comes on no problem. Could this be a
bad switch (a pig to replace?). Or could it be the circuit board in
the motor. Checked the voltage at switch and the connectors on motor.
Would a bad circuit board stop washer from not working too. Took it
out appears to be fine no cracks.

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housebroke2
 
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Default 93 s-10 blazer wipers - 04-24-2006 , 04:59 AM



my wipers swipe when turn signal is used..sometimes just when i make a
turn. i8 hear this is a common problem..any fix?


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Don Farr
 
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Default Re: 93 s-10 blazer wipers - 06-16-2006 , 06:51 AM





Go to S-series.org and do a search for it.Threes a couple of fixes for it.



"housebroke2" <housebroke2 (AT) email (DOT) com> wrote

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my wipers swipe when turn signal is used..sometimes just when i make a
turn. i8 hear this is a common problem..any fix?




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