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Subject:Re: windshield wipers/heat control 85'
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:48:11 -0500

At 03:18 PM 3/18/2002, Tracy Bonin wrote:
>Hello, well my windshield wiper controls/heat controls aren't working.
>(yes I checked the fuses) A little while ago they were very touchy, and
>they only worked once the engine was warm (that was the pattern anyway)
>but now they don't seem to be working at all. The other night I was
>driving around, and they popped on about an hour after I'd been driving.
>Since then, they haven't been working at all. Any clues anyone? Any help
>is appreciated.

If the headlights are working, it's the load reduction relay, should be
marked 25, third from the left in the fuse/relay panel.  If not, it's the
ignition switch.

david

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