4kq rear defroster problem

[Jim Haseltine]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ti Kan" <ti at amb.org>
To: "Tony Lum" <tlum at flash.net>

> Tony Lum writes:
> > The rear defroster's not getting any voltage out of the left rear
> > wire.  Found a connector with a heavy white wire in the trunk left side
> > harness but I'm not getting any voltage out of it either, or continuity
> > from the inside wire.  Can anybody confirm that this is the defroster
power
> > lead?
>
> Yes, the white wire is the +12V for the rear window defroster.  When you
> turn on the rear defrost switch, does the instrument cluster defrost
indicator
> light up?  (You need the ignition to be on for this)  If so then your
switch
> is getting power and making good contact.  The fault would be a break in
that
> white wire somewhere.
>

On type 85's there's a large brown 8-way multiplug in the left footwell, the
feed for the defrost tends to burn out its connectors in that plug if the
defroster is left on too long.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine