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File request- 1983 Dodge D150 - ANY MANUALS or Spec diagrams.

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Old 08-05-2022 | 03:19 PM
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anyone with ANY manuals for this machine on digital I would be MOST appreciative. SPECIFICALLY need help at the moment with the wiper motor install.. Need diagrams
 
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Old 08-05-2022 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by GrannyLo
anyone with ANY manuals for this machine on digital I would be MOST appreciative. SPECIFICALLY need help at the moment with the wiper motor install.. Need diagrams

I don't have a diagram but I can give you advice on doing it. Besides the new motor, you'll want the plastic wiper bushings. These get old and fall apart so when you pop them off, they will probably break.

Remove the wiper arms.
Remove the metal panel they poke through. Get a little valve grinding compound and dip the end of your Philips head screwdriver in it to grip the head and not round them out.
Pop the wiper transmission off the motor.
Unplug the motor.
Unbolt the motor from the firewall.
Pop the transmission (the rods going between the wipers and motor) loose. Take a photo as to how it goes in.
Replace all the plastic connectors. I usually use slip joint pliers. Grease the sockets.
Bolt the motor back in and connect the wires.
Put the transmission back in and hook it to the wiper pivots.
Turn the motor on and let it park itself. If it doesn't want to park, check your ground.
Put the panel back on.
Put the wiper arms back on.
Check for function.
 
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Old 08-25-2022 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ol' grouch
I don't have a diagram but I can give you advice on doing it. Besides the new motor, you'll want the plastic wiper bushings. These get old and fall apart so when you pop them off, they will probably break.

Remove the wiper arms.
Remove the metal panel they poke through. Get a little valve grinding compound and dip the end of your Philips head screwdriver in it to grip the head and not round them out.
Pop the wiper transmission off the motor.
Unplug the motor.
Unbolt the motor from the firewall.
Pop the transmission (the rods going between the wipers and motor) loose. Take a photo as to how it goes in.
Replace all the plastic connectors. I usually use slip joint pliers. Grease the sockets.
Bolt the motor back in and connect the wires.
Put the transmission back in and hook it to the wiper pivots.
Turn the motor on and let it park itself. If it doesn't want to park, check your ground.
Put the panel back on.
Put the wiper arms back on.
Check for function.

Thanks, but did all this.. trying a different wiper motor next, if that doesn't work it the wiring, which is old and sometimes jury-rigged and cannot find a mention of this green box/ inside the cab on the wiper motor. Truck has been " modified" and MOST of the wires are time faded and the colors are NOT matching up with the diagrams/ instructions I have...not sure if green box is a relay or fuse or what.
 
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Old 08-25-2022 | 04:29 PM
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Make sure you have a good ground. The early electric wipers like on my '54 Coronet didn't park themselves. Where you stopped them is where they stopped. A couple of years later, they would self park. However, if the ground to the motor was bad, they just stop and won't park.

I dread working on butchered wiring. Especially when someone has put a "system" in a car. I have a truck right now that has issues both because of that and the darned tree rats (squirrels) getting in it and gnawing.
 
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Old 08-26-2022 | 06:21 PM
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does it have delayed wipers? if the motor is not grounded good it will not work at all.
 



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