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drivehard
Joined: 11 Feb 2004
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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 Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:37 am Post subject: grounding block behind fuse box |
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If I could get my hands on the dip that designed the grounding block I would really like to give him/her a piece of my mind. They wouldnt understand my english anyhow. Ok with such a crap design and an obvious weak link has anyone addressed the ground block area and have a better solution? My car has no rust at all, been in the desert its whole life and the grounding area was under engineered and corroded up jeopardizing the electrical system. Quite annoying. No wonder my fan relay, the fuel pump relay and other systems are acting weird.
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Roger
Joined: 06 Jan 2003
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Location: Cordova, TN
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah been there done that. Your english is fine its just a crappy design.
There are a few more grounds to clean while your at it. By each headlight, on the intake manifold, and under the rear carpet. Just look for a bunch of the same crappy brown wires. Also replace our negitive battery cable and the ground straps.
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Minus000
Joined: 29 May 2003
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Location: Sidney, B.C.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| I keep meaning to clean the ground there, especially since my wipers now have taken on a mind of their own. Iv had a look but I haven't spotted it I guess I need to loosen the fuse / relay panel and get in there a bit better. |
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Smoothie
Joined: 01 Jan 2003
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Location: DE (the one near MD, PA, NJ)
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| Minus000 wrote: | | my wipers now have taken on a mind of their own. |
If they're doing that trick where they come on by themselves for a few wipes either completely at random or after hitting a bump, there's a good chance the problem is with the wiper switch itself. Mine, and I'd suspect most if not all have a zinc plated center mounting plate. The switch is held on by 3 or 4 screws through that plate (depending on model year) and over time, the zinc develops a coating of zinc oxide. The switch is grounded via the 3 or 4 screws and the ground becomes flakey as the plate coats over with zinc oxide. The fix is to just remove the screws, scrape the small circular areas of the plate where the screws contact it and/or put the screws back with "toothed" or "star" washers added.
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Roger
Joined: 06 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:19 am Post subject: |
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| Minus000 wrote: | | I keep meaning to clean the ground there, especially since my wipers now have taken on a mind of their own. Iv had a look but I haven't spotted it I guess I need to loosen the fuse / relay panel and get in there a bit better. |
Depending on the year of your car the wiper problem is the ground under the sterring wheel. When you pull te sterring wheel off on the early models you will see a coper tab clean it.
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