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Triumph TR6 - wiper problem

I'm having a problem with my wipers, I have power going in to the wiper motor, but there no power going into the switch or coming from the switch. I have a new switch, any ideas? My car is a 1970 tr-6
spj steve

Are the correct wires hooked up. Steve you got a good Schematic?
DON KELLY

Uh duh...you got a bad switch!!! Or as Don says, a bad connection!! Check applicable grounds. First think to check on a LBC wired with Lucas...check the grounds.
db
Doug Baker

Doug, Didn't he say he aint got no juice at the switch.

Steve please clarify your statement . There should be 1 green wires at the switch that has HOT switched power.
DON KELLY

Steve-The problem may be that the replacement switches aren't wired like the originals. The off position will not be in the middle. Mine is wired like this, looking at the back of the switch: Top right-blue with light green stripe. Center left-green. Bottom left-red with light green stripe. Bottom right-brown with light green stripe.
This puts the off position at the top, low in center, and high at the bottom.
Berry
BTP Price

Don,
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, I have power from the green wire going into the wiper motor but there is not power from the green wire going into the wire switch.
Steve
spj steve

That means the wire that is going into the switch is not connected somewhere.
Originally it came from the gauge thingy that the fuel and something else hooks into.
DON KELLY

There are actually 2 green power wires involved with the wiper motor. One runs from the voltage stabilizer to the switch and another green wire that comes from the fuse box and goes to the wiper motor. It provides power to the wiper motor to park the wiper blades when the switch is turned off.
Berry
BTP Price

The one to the motor he has power to. It's the switch leg he has zip
DON KELLY

In looking closer at my Schematic that Don sent me,(Don,thank you) it has to be the connection at the voltage stabilizer behind or attached to the speedometer??? I'll check that next.
Steve
spj steve

Steve
All gotta say is have fun.

I guarantee you will take of another wire or gauge illumination bulb.

Rick
Rick Crawford

This thread was discussed between 24/06/2010 and 29/06/2010

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