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Date:         Thu, 20 May 2004 09:04:10 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Power Window Woes... Can someone help?
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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I believe that in some cases a problem with a switch on one side can cause the window on the other side to be inoperative. Having 12V at a given switch or motor is not enough if the ground path is thru a switch somewhere else. This should be apparent from the Bentley circuit diagram, since it is so easy to read. :-)

Larry A.

---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 23:54:05 -0400 >From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> >Subject: Re: Power Window Woes... Can someone help? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Dealing with it now. I thought I had the classic symptoms of broken >wiring, but like you I can hear a click when the switch is moved (in my >case the drivers side works fine, only the passenger side window isn't >working). It's a pretty simple electrical circuit, if there is power at >the switch (on the appropriate side) then there almost certainly should >be power to the motor. Which leaves a possible dead motor as the >culprit. > >Since i was SURE, it was the wiring, I disassembled my drivers side >door to look at the wiring. Oh, well. At least I fixed my power mirrors >in the process. > >Tomorow I'll take a look at pulling the motor on the passenger door and >see what gives. At least my AC works. > >On May 19, 2004, at 8:20 PM, jesse johnson wrote: > >> Hey All, >> My power windows just all of a sudden stopped working... Checked the >> .... > >> i can hear an ever so slight noise coming >> from the power window motor. But no movement...


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