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Wiper motor ground is hot???

Posted: 4/17/04 4:47pmMessage 1 of 4
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WEST SENECA, NY - USA
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Vette(s): 1981 Blue Ice Met. w/pearl ghost flames TKO500 5speed. LS1 Swap 3.45 Dana 44.
A friend of mine has a '82 vette that has a weird problem.
The problem is that when he plugs the ground wire in the wiper motor, the radio comes on and the power antenna goes up. He put a test light on the wire and it has juice running through it. What gives?
Any help is appreciated
Sarge |headscratch|


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Wiper motor ground is hot???

Posted: 4/18/04 9:41amMessage 2 of 4
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH - USA
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This a feedback in the ground circuit. There should be a ground connected that is not connected or making contact. When you connect some of the grounds, the items not grounded come alive. They are now sharing a circuit.
He just need to find the bad ground connection.
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Wiper motor ground is hot???

Posted: 4/18/04 2:26pmMessage 3 of 4
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Good call Ken, Any circut that is not grounded properly will have power on it as if it were live.

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Wiper motor ground is hot???

Posted: 4/19/04 8:09amMessage 4 of 4
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Thanks fellow's!
I will spend some time this weekend helping him chase down this wire problem. If I find out the problem I will be sure to post it.
Thanks again! Sarge |thumb|


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TKO500 5 spd.

3.54 Dana 44
'69 "N11" Sidepipes
Borgeson Steering Box
Born 8/1981
Sequence #3975




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