Re: Wiper Switch Ailment

One more question here. Apologies. Where is the back-up light switch on these cars? Keep in mind the pushbotton controller and the original transmission are long gone. But why are the reverse lights liighting up regardless of the circuit breaker woes? Seems to me the reverse light circuit would have to be closed via the reverse light switch somewhere - before the lights should illuminate. Ugh!

On Saturday, May 3, 2014 11:38:16 AM UTC-4, JimJablonski wrote:

Folks,

I thought I would run this past the group to get opinions if I am on the right track before I start changing parts.

My wiper switch has a circuit breaker. Power goes into the circuit breaker and out to a wire that jumps over to the wiper switch. There is also a white wire on the switch side of the circuit breaker that feeds the reverse lights.

The issue I am experiencing is that when I turn on the key, the circuit breaker goes through an endless cycle of tripping and resetting, making a noticeable flasher-like noise in the process. When doing so, the reverse lights flash. I ran some simple "tests" by disconnecting the reverse lights only, then reconnecting the reverse lights and disconnecting the wiper switch only, and I get the same result either way. That tells me I need to replace the circuit breaker (and the issue isn't a short in the wiper switch or the reverse lights circuit).

Has anyone else experienced this and does it also sound to you like a need a new circuit breaker for my wiper switch? If so, can I replace it with a universal circuit breaker or do I need to pay golden rates on ebay to someone who has a NOS unit out there?

Thank you,

Jim