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I have recently purchased and am the proud owner of a 93 festiva. The previous owner had some problems with the front wipers and bypassed the wiper switch because it broke off. Wires were cut, no big deal. Not butchered. I decided to upgrade to the intermittent set up. Got a switch out of a 323 w/ cruise and even managed to get a regular switch from another festiva(found out later to be broken). After I repaired all the cut wires and hooked all the clips back up(front wipers were powered out a temporary wire from the rear wiper in the fuse panel) the front wipers went to the stop postion, and have not moved since. When I tried the rear wiper, it made some noise and stopped then blew it's fuse. I have spent acouple off days looking on the forum. The wiring links I found didn't work. I ordered a shop mannual this morning, but I need wiring diagrams for the wiper curcuits and some suggestions on where to look for the problem. I will be trying to check the motors and switches today.
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check out the next to last pic in this thread....I am also scanning a wiring diagram right now from the same book......hope it helps...
"FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
89L Silver EFI auto
91GL Green Auto DD
There ain't no rest for the wicked
until we close our eyes for good.
I will sleep when I die!
I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD! -
Willie for the win!!-Greg
Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
Redneck Engineer
FOTY - '09
5x Festiva Madness Attendee...FM 3,4,5,6,8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCZ7...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
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here is the other info I have...
"FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
89L Silver EFI auto
91GL Green Auto DD
There ain't no rest for the wicked
until we close our eyes for good.
I will sleep when I die!
I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!Comment
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Willie, I need to send you that schematic. It's as awesome as that manual.-Greg
Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
Redneck Engineer
FOTY - '09
5x Festiva Madness Attendee...FM 3,4,5,6,8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCZ7...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_eX...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQComment
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sounds good..."FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
89L Silver EFI auto
91GL Green Auto DD
There ain't no rest for the wicked
until we close our eyes for good.
I will sleep when I die!
I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!Comment
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The rear wiper if the sound was coming from the motor itself is probably bad, especially since it blew a fuse.1991 Festiva EFI
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I was thinking the same thing about the back wiper being bad since it blew the fuse, Is the home position up or down from the factory? It only blew the rear wiper fuse once. I put another fuse in and it didn't blow that one, but it also didn't work. The first time I put the rear wiper fuse back in the arm moved to the up position and stopped. This is GREAT!!!! I don't know how I did this when I was younger working on my cars. All we had was a Chilton's manual. It looks like I have what I need to find my problems with your replies. I really appreicate your help!!! THANKS!!! Does the Ford shop manual have all this in it or are there more manuals I need to find? I will look at the festiva tommorrow.Comment
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Home/park/rest position for rear wiper is UP!'93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
'93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
'92 Aqua parts Car
'93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
'90 White LX Thanks to FB71
"Your God of repentance will not save you.
Your holy ghost will not save you.
Your God plutonium will not save you.
In fact...
...You will not be saved!"
Prince of Darkness -1987
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unless you have done the escort gear swap....lolOriginally posted by Pu241 View Post"FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
89L Silver EFI auto
91GL Green Auto DD
There ain't no rest for the wicked
until we close our eyes for good.
I will sleep when I die!
I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!Comment
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I seriously doubt that is the case!Originally posted by GenevaDirt View Post'93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
'93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
'92 Aqua parts Car
'93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
'90 White LX Thanks to FB71
"Your God of repentance will not save you.
Your holy ghost will not save you.
Your God plutonium will not save you.
In fact...
...You will not be saved!"
Prince of Darkness -1987
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Haven't done the gear swap, if the motor is bad it will happen. I've got a feeing I'm going to have to replace both motors.Comment
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Both front and rear wiper switches are good as per test. Gound is good BK wire @ C213. Still have to check C134 &135. Connetor C135 is inside the driver's side fender on the bottom of the washer reservoir. FUN! When I do continuity tests I am just checking wires at both ends to make sure there are no breaks.. Right? Never really understood this electrical testing. Slowly starting to understand it, a light will go on pretty soon. (Pardon the pun!) I was in a hurry tonight, did not have much time. I needed to get wipers moving, weather forcast has rain and snow in it. I wired a fused wire with a toggle switch in it straight from the battery to get me by. I can get the front wipers to move two speeds this way, do you think the motor is ok?Comment
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I would have to say, yes the motor is ok.Comment
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