93 GC wiper problem
 

My 93 GC 135Kmi seems to have developed a wiper problem over the cold
weekend. The wipers some times work fine. However sometimes after
turning them off, the wipers try to park at the base of the windshield
and they get close but then it appears that they seize up or short
out. The headlights dim and voltage meter drops to 9V until the wiper
circuit breaker trips. Once they get stuck in this situation I found
out the wipers have to be pulled upwards a little bit otherwise they
will continue to trip the circuit breaker. When pulled up the
windshield slightly, the wipers will eventually start working again
for a while (like all day Sun afternoon) until the circuit breaker
incidence occurs again. However when the wipers work they seem to be
moving much slower than before and they are parking higher up on the
windshield than they used to.

I am thinking that the motor is going bad or one of the position
switches inside the motor is going bad. I really don't think it is
the column switch or the wiper control box since the wipers work on
delay, low, and high when they are working. So my questions are has
anyone had a similar problem and what was the fix? I presume the
wiper motor is in the cowl area under the black plastic panel and is
pretty accessible.

Walt B.

Re: 93 GC wiper problem
 

May have ice blocking your linkage from parking. I would shut the engine
off while the wiper are under power, until you fix the problem.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
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"wb" <barie@city-net.com> wrote in message
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> My 93 GC 135Kmi seems to have developed a wiper problem over the cold
> weekend. The wipers some times work fine. However sometimes after
> turning them off, the wipers try to park at the base of the windshield
> and they get close but then it appears that they seize up or short
> out. The headlights dim and voltage meter drops to 9V until the wiper
> circuit breaker trips. Once they get stuck in this situation I found
> out the wipers have to be pulled upwards a little bit otherwise they
> will continue to trip the circuit breaker. When pulled up the
> windshield slightly, the wipers will eventually start working again
> for a while (like all day Sun afternoon) until the circuit breaker
> incidence occurs again. However when the wipers work they seem to be
> moving much slower than before and they are parking higher up on the
> windshield than they used to.
>
> I am thinking that the motor is going bad or one of the position
> switches inside the motor is going bad. I really don't think it is
> the column switch or the wiper control box since the wipers work on
> delay, low, and high when they are working. So my questions are has
> anyone had a similar problem and what was the fix? I presume the
> wiper motor is in the cowl area under the black plastic panel and is
> pretty accessible.
>
> Walt B.
>

Re: 93 GC wiper problem
 

May have ice blocking your linkage from parking. I would shut the engine
off while the wiper are under power, until you fix the problem.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"wb" <barie@city-net.com> wrote in message
news:1170683037.382354.234720@a34g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> My 93 GC 135Kmi seems to have developed a wiper problem over the cold
> weekend. The wipers some times work fine. However sometimes after
> turning them off, the wipers try to park at the base of the windshield
> and they get close but then it appears that they seize up or short
> out. The headlights dim and voltage meter drops to 9V until the wiper
> circuit breaker trips. Once they get stuck in this situation I found
> out the wipers have to be pulled upwards a little bit otherwise they
> will continue to trip the circuit breaker. When pulled up the
> windshield slightly, the wipers will eventually start working again
> for a while (like all day Sun afternoon) until the circuit breaker
> incidence occurs again. However when the wipers work they seem to be
> moving much slower than before and they are parking higher up on the
> windshield than they used to.
>
> I am thinking that the motor is going bad or one of the position
> switches inside the motor is going bad. I really don't think it is
> the column switch or the wiper control box since the wipers work on
> delay, low, and high when they are working. So my questions are has
> anyone had a similar problem and what was the fix? I presume the
> wiper motor is in the cowl area under the black plastic panel and is
> pretty accessible.
>
> Walt B.
>

Re: 93 GC wiper problem
 

May have ice blocking your linkage from parking. I would shut the engine
off while the wiper are under power, until you fix the problem.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"wb" <barie@city-net.com> wrote in message
news:1170683037.382354.234720@a34g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> My 93 GC 135Kmi seems to have developed a wiper problem over the cold
> weekend. The wipers some times work fine. However sometimes after
> turning them off, the wipers try to park at the base of the windshield
> and they get close but then it appears that they seize up or short
> out. The headlights dim and voltage meter drops to 9V until the wiper
> circuit breaker trips. Once they get stuck in this situation I found
> out the wipers have to be pulled upwards a little bit otherwise they
> will continue to trip the circuit breaker. When pulled up the
> windshield slightly, the wipers will eventually start working again
> for a while (like all day Sun afternoon) until the circuit breaker
> incidence occurs again. However when the wipers work they seem to be
> moving much slower than before and they are parking higher up on the
> windshield than they used to.
>
> I am thinking that the motor is going bad or one of the position
> switches inside the motor is going bad. I really don't think it is
> the column switch or the wiper control box since the wipers work on
> delay, low, and high when they are working. So my questions are has
> anyone had a similar problem and what was the fix? I presume the
> wiper motor is in the cowl area under the black plastic panel and is
> pretty accessible.
>
> Walt B.
>

Re: 93 GC wiper problem
 

May have ice blocking your linkage from parking. I would shut the engine
off while the wiper are under power, until you fix the problem.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"wb" <barie@city-net.com> wrote in message
news:1170683037.382354.234720@a34g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> My 93 GC 135Kmi seems to have developed a wiper problem over the cold
> weekend. The wipers some times work fine. However sometimes after
> turning them off, the wipers try to park at the base of the windshield
> and they get close but then it appears that they seize up or short
> out. The headlights dim and voltage meter drops to 9V until the wiper
> circuit breaker trips. Once they get stuck in this situation I found
> out the wipers have to be pulled upwards a little bit otherwise they
> will continue to trip the circuit breaker. When pulled up the
> windshield slightly, the wipers will eventually start working again
> for a while (like all day Sun afternoon) until the circuit breaker
> incidence occurs again. However when the wipers work they seem to be
> moving much slower than before and they are parking higher up on the
> windshield than they used to.
>
> I am thinking that the motor is going bad or one of the position
> switches inside the motor is going bad. I really don't think it is
> the column switch or the wiper control box since the wipers work on
> delay, low, and high when they are working. So my questions are has
> anyone had a similar problem and what was the fix? I presume the
> wiper motor is in the cowl area under the black plastic panel and is
> pretty accessible.
>
> Walt B.
>

Re: 93 GC wiper problem
 

I'll try that. Once it gets out of single digit temps, I'll take a
look under the cowl for ice. I am sure the wiper motor is not happy
about the the high stall currents.


On Feb 5, 10:38 pm, "L.W. \(Bill\) ------ III" <billhug...@cox.net>
wrote:
> May have ice blocking your linkage from parking. I would shut the engine
> off while the wiper are under power, until you fix the problem.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:LW------...@aol.comhttp://www.----------.com/
>

Re: 93 GC wiper problem
 

I'll try that. Once it gets out of single digit temps, I'll take a
look under the cowl for ice. I am sure the wiper motor is not happy
about the the high stall currents.


On Feb 5, 10:38 pm, "L.W. \(Bill\) ------ III" <billhug...@cox.net>
wrote:
> May have ice blocking your linkage from parking. I would shut the engine
> off while the wiper are under power, until you fix the problem.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:LW------...@aol.comhttp://www.----------.com/
>

Re: 93 GC wiper problem
 

I'll try that. Once it gets out of single digit temps, I'll take a
look under the cowl for ice. I am sure the wiper motor is not happy
about the the high stall currents.


On Feb 5, 10:38 pm, "L.W. \(Bill\) ------ III" <billhug...@cox.net>
wrote:
> May have ice blocking your linkage from parking. I would shut the engine
> off while the wiper are under power, until you fix the problem.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:LW------...@aol.comhttp://www.----------.com/
>

Re: 93 GC wiper problem
 

I'll try that. Once it gets out of single digit temps, I'll take a
look under the cowl for ice. I am sure the wiper motor is not happy
about the the high stall currents.


On Feb 5, 10:38 pm, "L.W. \(Bill\) ------ III" <billhug...@cox.net>
wrote:
> May have ice blocking your linkage from parking. I would shut the engine
> off while the wiper are under power, until you fix the problem.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:LW------...@aol.comhttp://www.----------.com/
>