wiper motor (fried)?

Mark L. Chang mchang at ee.washington.edu
Mon Dec 18 23:11:57 EST 2000


You might have killed the motor, and you might have killed the column
stalk switches in the steering column. That's the bad smell. Both can be
had at (here's a plug) Force 5 Auto, Chris Semple.  www.force5auto.com


On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 Oscillated at aol.com wrote:

> Started up the 90q yesterday for a drive to indianapolis from dayton.  Had 
> left the wipers on from the night before and they tried to move but were 
> frozen to the windshield.  After clearing the windshield and allowing the car 
> to warm a little, a nice electrical smell was brewing inside my car.  Then 
> came the smoke from the wiper motor area under the hood.  Today wipers are 
> working, but slowly.  I've got a nice lingering smell now too, tis great.  
> Did I blow up the motor, or the transmission for the wipers?  Good source on 
> the motor/transmission? (local Autozone and foreign parts stores well over 
> $70)

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