[FC] electrical issues

[Danny Davis]

Tim,
Check out the wiring diagrams in the Shop Manual. The 1961 manual has
individual diagrams for each accessory.

They are archived online at the Corvanatics website:

http://www.corvair.org/chapters/corvanatics/files/documents/manuals/shop61/8-elctSys-61.pdf#nameddest=Corvair95

Further down the page (about 2/3) there is an article on the wiper motor
including all details on testing it and diagrams of the components.

Dan

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:46 PM, wern3 at juno.com <wern3 at juno.com> wrote:

> Having problems with electrical components on my '61 Rampy. She has the
> single -- speed wipers with no washer assy.  I noted that the dome light
> and the  wipers both stopped working at the same time. Looking at the fuse
> block I did not see anything amissI disconnected the battery and looked
> under the dash. There is a two gang flat plug that clips onto the wiper.
> The right - side wire is red and looked fine,  the other wire was bare
> copper. I looked closer and saw that the insulation was melted off, so I
> could not tell what color insulation was supposed to cover it. Unwrapping
> the tape over the thick wire  bundle I traced the bare wire back toward the
> wiper switch as far as I could from under the dash. I removed the
> instrument cluster, and noted that the two prong plug coming from the
> switch had a heavy  brown wire and a smaller gauge tan wire.  At this point
> I was called away to lawn work by my "vice president" and so made no more
> progress. When I get back to it, I hope to re
>  place the damaged wiring and then remove the wiper motor and bench - test
>  its' circuitry. I do not see any rodent damage to any wires, and so far
> suspect that the motor is fried somehow.  I am looking through the assy
> manual for a wiring diagram but the diagram in my book only shows the more
> complex wiper/ washer type wiring. I will assume that the damaged wiper
> wiring is compromising my dome - light connection at the same time. I have
> not yet traced the dome light wires.Thx for any help or direction of to
> where to look in the manual.Tim Werner
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Danny Davis
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