Re: 4kq heater blower and winshield washer woes

[c a l i b a n <caliban@sharon.net>]

	caution is advised if you run the pump without any
	fluid.  it seems to need the fluid for cooling,
	and it'll smoke without it.

On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Luis Marques wrote:

]Have you tried to apply power directly to the pump?  I had a similar
]problem.  When I pulled on the steering column lever-switch, the wipers
]turned, but the pump didn't run.  The pump did run when I applied power
]directly to it and if I checked the voltage at the plug while
]disconnected I got 12v.  However, there was hardly any voltage in the
]plug when connected.  Long story short, I had dirty contacts in the
]steering column switch.  It seemed impossible to disassemble without
]braking it, so I just sprayed liberal amounts of contact cleaner however
]I could while working the switch (this required removal of the steering
]wheel). It has been working fine ever since for 3+ years.  HTH


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