Posted By: Runner2go
1998 Ram Wipers just up and quit working... - 07/07/18 07:49 PM
I spent 2 years down with health issues and am now reasonablely healthy and trying to catch up on what I planned to do back in 2015.
Anyway... I plan to take my '98 Ram to Carlisle to sell next week so started checking what does and doesn't work (no longer registered, so not been driven other than to move my boat around the property)
It seems the windshield wipers quit working...
Last time I moved it they worked to clean off the dust & bugs, but not now.
I figured maybe a fuse... but the 25amp fuse looks good.
Is there anything else to check? I'm not even sure ware they stashed the wiper motor on this thing, maybe under the dash?
When I turn them on "Nothing" happens...
No sounds (no, click, buzz or hum)
No amp draw down (unlike when the starter puked)
Is there a relay somewhere?
It's odd they quit out of the blue...
I can still see the marks from the last time they cleaned the windshield. (lighter dust trail)
Any thoughts...
It's not like it's going to make much difference in the sale of the truck... I figure someone might want it for parts since there is little rust or the drive train since it runs. But I'd like to have the wipers working in case someone actually wants to actually drive it home... if it starts raining on them that would kind of suck. If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...
Anyway... I plan to take my '98 Ram to Carlisle to sell next week so started checking what does and doesn't work (no longer registered, so not been driven other than to move my boat around the property)
It seems the windshield wipers quit working...
Last time I moved it they worked to clean off the dust & bugs, but not now.
I figured maybe a fuse... but the 25amp fuse looks good.
Is there anything else to check? I'm not even sure ware they stashed the wiper motor on this thing, maybe under the dash?
When I turn them on "Nothing" happens...
No sounds (no, click, buzz or hum)
No amp draw down (unlike when the starter puked)
Is there a relay somewhere?
It's odd they quit out of the blue...
I can still see the marks from the last time they cleaned the windshield. (lighter dust trail)
Any thoughts...
It's not like it's going to make much difference in the sale of the truck... I figure someone might want it for parts since there is little rust or the drive train since it runs. But I'd like to have the wipers working in case someone actually wants to actually drive it home... if it starts raining on them that would kind of suck. If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...