My truck to do list this Saturday was: mount new spare tire carrier, fix rear wiper, fix cruise control, fix the horn, see if the ABS self healed.
I spent a half day Saturday jerking off with my truck. I really thought I would get SOMETHING accomplished, but I only managed to get my new spare tire carrier mounted (old one rusted through the studs).
My cruise control doesn't work. I had checked the lines and they were OK, my vacuum pump, though, was full of pine barrens silt, and the inside relay was toast. The cylindrical area was also full of rusty silty crud. So I ordered one from Will and installed it this Saturday after cleaning it and sealing the covers with Hylomar. I also put a 6 foot hose on the breather nipple so that it would not get clogged with crap when submerged. However, when I hooked it up the damn cruise control still doesn't work!!!
OK, on to the rear wiper. After removing the motor/gearbox assembly, I noted that there are 3 wires going to the gearbox, and one of those 3 wires along with another black wire goes to the motor. I put a meter on the wires when I turned on the wiper switch with the front door closed, and got 12 volts when I measured 2 of the 3 wires that go to the gearbox, but nothing on the other wires. When I took 2 jumpers from the wires that had juice to the motor, the motor turned. When I later connected the motor back up and re-started the truck, the motor went to the parking position. However, the sucker still doesn't work.
I dropped my truck into a water hole early this summer, and flooded up to the glove box, and all the electronics under there sat in muddy water for about a half hour. I've had the wiper and cruise problem for a while, but since I seldom use both, I never connected it to that incident, but now I'm beginning to think they're related.
There's gotta be some computer that controls both the rear wiper and the cruise control. Do you guys know if its the same one?...and what is the damn thing called? I have a 97 D1.
I never got to the horn once I realized the switch is probably under the airbag...I gotta research how that thing comes apart. And as far as the ABS, I put the fuse in, the light went out, I hit the brakes in dry pavement, ABS engaged, ABS llight came on again, I pulled the fuse again....fuck ABS!!
I spent a half day Saturday jerking off with my truck. I really thought I would get SOMETHING accomplished, but I only managed to get my new spare tire carrier mounted (old one rusted through the studs).
My cruise control doesn't work. I had checked the lines and they were OK, my vacuum pump, though, was full of pine barrens silt, and the inside relay was toast. The cylindrical area was also full of rusty silty crud. So I ordered one from Will and installed it this Saturday after cleaning it and sealing the covers with Hylomar. I also put a 6 foot hose on the breather nipple so that it would not get clogged with crap when submerged. However, when I hooked it up the damn cruise control still doesn't work!!!
OK, on to the rear wiper. After removing the motor/gearbox assembly, I noted that there are 3 wires going to the gearbox, and one of those 3 wires along with another black wire goes to the motor. I put a meter on the wires when I turned on the wiper switch with the front door closed, and got 12 volts when I measured 2 of the 3 wires that go to the gearbox, but nothing on the other wires. When I took 2 jumpers from the wires that had juice to the motor, the motor turned. When I later connected the motor back up and re-started the truck, the motor went to the parking position. However, the sucker still doesn't work.
I dropped my truck into a water hole early this summer, and flooded up to the glove box, and all the electronics under there sat in muddy water for about a half hour. I've had the wiper and cruise problem for a while, but since I seldom use both, I never connected it to that incident, but now I'm beginning to think they're related.
There's gotta be some computer that controls both the rear wiper and the cruise control. Do you guys know if its the same one?...and what is the damn thing called? I have a 97 D1.
I never got to the horn once I realized the switch is probably under the airbag...I gotta research how that thing comes apart. And as far as the ABS, I put the fuse in, the light went out, I hit the brakes in dry pavement, ABS engaged, ABS llight came on again, I pulled the fuse again....fuck ABS!!
