I think what happens is that in the winter, there is snow and ice on the
back hatch and the rear wiper and someone tries to use it to clear that.  I
have seen the wiper motor itself with a burn spot on it.  You would think
it would just blow a fuse rather than do this kind of damage.  Is the motor
still good or toast?

Ken

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> Can the rear wiper motor get hot enough to melt plastic?
> Or, is this due to wear and tear? (power draw over time, heat )
>
> Image of rear window wiper connector: http://tinyurl.com/jd2q4w3
>
> It appears to be partially burned. Searched but didn't find anything in
> archives
> of this. Wiper works.
>
> This Vanagon seems to have had body work done on it. Possibly a collision
> repair
> but I think that's limited to the driver side mid ship. Regardless,
> there's no signs of
> fire damage anywhere.
>
> Neil.
>
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> Neil n
>
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>
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>
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>
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>

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