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Old Nov 6, 2016 | 08:38 AM
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wipers not working

Hello all, I have no wipers or windshield washer. when I turn on the wipers I can hear a click in the cowl at the wiper motor. fuses are good #106 30amp fuse and #33 15 amp fuse. I have 12volts at the wiring on the motor left side with key on and 4.5 volts on the green wire with key off. I replaced the wiper motor and same thing, just clicks when I try wipers. I connected a jumper wire to the ground and no luck. any help will be greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Nov 6, 2016 | 03:24 PM
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Hello all, I have no wipers or windshield washer. when I turn on the wipers I can hear a click in the cowl at the wiper motor. fuses are good #106 30amp fuse and #33 15 amp fuse. I have 12volts at the wiring on the motor left side with key on and 4.5 volts on the green wire with key off. I replaced the wiper motor and same thing, just clicks when I try wipers. I connected a jumper wire to the ground and no luck. any help will be greatly appreciated.
What year E,F or Ex?
I'll post the diagrams for you when I have that info so i can look up the
correct ones for you.



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Old Nov 6, 2016 | 05:20 PM
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2004 F-250 xl 4x4 6.0L manual trans. Thanks in advance for your help
 

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Old Nov 6, 2016 | 10:21 PM
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Have you had any work done in the last few?

I will post the diagrams as PDFs and also post the Pinpoint Diagnosis and Testing PDF.


This should help get get you started working on it.


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Old Nov 7, 2016 | 06:59 PM
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yahiko I cant thank you enough for both of those. I have not had any work done lately.185,000 miles and still pulling strong. I will post my findings once I get to testing. thanks again
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 11:49 AM
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does anyone have wiring diagram cell 149 for component testing? as it relates to wiper motor and multifunction switch testing. My wiring checks out but I need to test the components to see if they are ok.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 01:27 PM
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I went through all the test procedures for the wiring harness. All the tests showed proper resistance and or volts. Now I need to test the wiper motor and the multi function switch to see which one is the problem. in the schematic and test procedure Yahiko gave me it says to refer to wiring diagrams cell 149 for component testing. I cant seem to find that. Does anyone have that info?
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 04:03 PM
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I lost a hard drive in the PC and can't get at the info right now.
I hope to have it back later tonight.



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Check the grounds. If I remember correctly wipers are activated by the ground circuits.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2016 | 07:16 PM
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after much frustration checking circuits and wires I finally have working wipers and washer. The cause of my no wipers was the 12v green wire that is hot all the time had a break in it by the drivers side inner fenderwell where the 5 or 6 plugs are. the wire had a small bulge in it. After cutting back the insulation there was corrosion all through the wire at that spot. On a positive note I have learned a lot about the wiring harness and ground locations. Thanks to all who helped.
 
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Good to hear you got it fixes and thenks you for reporting back on it.




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Old Nov 20, 2016 | 07:44 PM
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Good job excellent detective work
 
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