Yep I have similar problem only my windshield wiper fuse blows only when i turn on my front heater fan, if i have the wipers going at any speed, and i turn that fan on...POW! there goes the fuse for both of them. Im going to try to find that relay like Jimt suggested. Phil Stanhope 84 Westy Tiico
--- jimt <westydriver@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> wrote: > start with the switch in the column and check it > out. it is about the > only thing i can think of that doesnt have > everything else common to > blow the fuse. the intermittant routes through a > relay first and then > trips one of the windings (either the slow or the > fast depending on > type). but you state that it does it with either > slow or fast so that > seems to leave the switch itself may have something > a little loose or > something in against the contacts. > jimt > On Saturday, October 19, 2002, at 04:53 PM, Jesse > King wrote: > > > Subject is a `82 Westy that sat for a couple of > months. There has > > been a > > fairly substantial amount of rain recently in this > area although there > > are > > no known leaks. Now if I turn the windshield > wipers on intermittent > > they > > work normally. If I switch to either of the other > two constant speeds > > the > > fuse blows. Couldn't find anything in the > archives. Anyone had a > > similar > > problem or any suggestions? Thanks. > > > > Jesse > > `82 Westy "Shaggy" > > `81 VW Pickup > > `83 BMW R65 > >
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