nicks_the_repair_man
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Howdy,
Are the light and wiper switches on the same circuit?
Why am I asking this? I am asking this because my headlamps stopped working after I removed my wiper motor to troubleshoot the wipers. Also, I did not disconnect the wiper motor from the bulkhead so it is still connected just not mounted to the firewall. Both switches seem to be on the same unit in the dashboard.
Even the dimmer switch on the floor didn't work either.
When I turned on the wipers the arms only moved a tiny bit. I removed the wiper motor just to find out that the arms aren't seized. I then grounded the body of the wiper motor to a bolt on the fender, turned on the wiper switch, and the motor spun freely with no problem.
This seems to be some electrical ground issue, could it be that the wiper motor not being grounded to the firewall, would cause the headlamps not to work?
I'm still gonna clean up the wiper motor and firewall and put the wiper motor back in.
Of course I find out that my headlamps aren't working when I'm showing the car to a buyer.
When I last knew the lamps to be working it was like 80 degrees outside but today it was in the 20s.
Are the light and wiper switches on the same circuit?
Why am I asking this? I am asking this because my headlamps stopped working after I removed my wiper motor to troubleshoot the wipers. Also, I did not disconnect the wiper motor from the bulkhead so it is still connected just not mounted to the firewall. Both switches seem to be on the same unit in the dashboard.
Even the dimmer switch on the floor didn't work either.
When I turned on the wipers the arms only moved a tiny bit. I removed the wiper motor just to find out that the arms aren't seized. I then grounded the body of the wiper motor to a bolt on the fender, turned on the wiper switch, and the motor spun freely with no problem.
This seems to be some electrical ground issue, could it be that the wiper motor not being grounded to the firewall, would cause the headlamps not to work?
I'm still gonna clean up the wiper motor and firewall and put the wiper motor back in.
Of course I find out that my headlamps aren't working when I'm showing the car to a buyer.
When I last knew the lamps to be working it was like 80 degrees outside but today it was in the 20s.