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richrad

M$5 December 27, 2008 11:44 PM

What's wrong with my 1991 Lumina's windshield wipers?

On a recent snowy day I turned on my windshield wipers and after moving just a few inches they stopped. I assumed they were frozen as often happens and shut them off. Yesterday the temperature was well above freezing but when I tried to turn them on they wouldn't move at all. I don't hear the motors come on, and I checked the fuse and it looks fine. Are there any other easy, obvious things I could be missing? I'd like to avoid a trip to the mechanic if possible. I can fix the heck out of your computer but I know basically nothing about cars.

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spoon

December 27, 2008 11:53 PM

Sounds like the Motor is probably blown but if you are lucky the problem is simply with the linkage. The snow may have been heavy enough to break the linkage which is why it stopped on the snowy day.
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/wiper1.htm

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