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Buick Update: The Wipers Work!

477 views · Published 15 October 2016 · 4:43 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: jaykay18 · 2016 · Howto & Style

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Originally recorded October 4, 2016.

As those of you who follow my channel regularly already know, the Buick is plagued with a number of electrical issues.  I don't want to take the car out in the rain ever, but should I be out and the weather turns, it's nice to be able to have working windshield wipers.

Like most accessories on this car, they also didn't work.  I actually had several dreams about having the car out and then it rained, and I thought about wiring 12 volts directly to the motor under the hood with an alligator clip if need be to make them work if needed.

Turns out my dream was more powerful than I thought.  One day, while sitting there at one of these 5 minute plus lights we have, I blindly played with the wiper switch, knowing they wouldn't work anyway.  To my surprise they started working!

I believe the problem was in the parking circuit.  It seems the wipers went to park and something went awry, and the circuit ended in an inconsistent state, neither on nor off.  I surmise I may have moved the wipers in my passings, which may have made contact again, allowing the wipers to work again.  That's my story so I'll leave it at that.

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