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Smiffy
Firing on two.
Joined: October 23rd, 2009, 10:41 pm
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Location: Worcestershire
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 Wipers - reluctant to start! When I turn my wipers on for the first time on the first journey of the day they're reluctant to start. The first swish of the blades is completed at a snail's pace, and occasionally even slower than that! After that they're fine, no matter how many times I turn the wipers off and on again.
On subsequent journeys during the day the wipers work just fine, and always wipe at the speed I'd expect.
Why would this be happening?
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| September 26th, 2012, 10:48 am |
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lpgo
Firing on 1-2 Spark
Joined: November 8th, 2009, 5:42 pm
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Location: NL
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Re: Wipers - reluctant to start! Smiffy wrote: Why would this be happening? It's a 2cv....  ... 2cv's do that
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Russell wrote: Hi Geo,
you've been one of the sites biggest attractions in recent years.
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| September 26th, 2012, 12:40 pm |
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lpgo
Firing on 1-2 Spark
Joined: November 8th, 2009, 5:42 pm
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Re: Wipers - reluctant to start! Ami's, Dyane and Mehari's do that too
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Russell wrote: Hi Geo,
you've been one of the sites biggest attractions in recent years.
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lpgo
Firing on 1-2 Spark
Joined: November 8th, 2009, 5:42 pm
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Re: Wipers - reluctant to start! learn to life with it....
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Russell wrote: Hi Geo,
you've been one of the sites biggest attractions in recent years.
Russ
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| September 26th, 2012, 12:42 pm |
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Smiffy
Firing on two.
Joined: October 23rd, 2009, 10:41 pm
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Location: Worcestershire
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Re: Wipers - reluctant to start! Fair enough. Just getting pre-exam nerves - it's MOT day on Friday!
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| September 26th, 2012, 3:18 pm |
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lpgo
Firing on 1-2 Spark
Joined: November 8th, 2009, 5:42 pm
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Location: NL
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Re: Wipers - reluctant to start! Take a look at the brushes are they in good condition, and is your collector clean, they often get wet, (2cv's leak at whiper axles again get used to it) polluting the brushes and or collector, grease all axles, but hey when it runs leaf it that way its a lot of work, removing the dashoard, etc.etc,
this is only paying off when you already have a tested good one and you only need to pop it in.......
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Russell wrote: Hi Geo,
you've been one of the sites biggest attractions in recent years.
Russ
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| September 26th, 2012, 5:15 pm |
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Taskos
Firing on two.
Joined: February 22nd, 2012, 10:34 am
Posts: 418
Location: Greece
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Re: Wipers - reluctant to start! Try to lubricate the spindles and links.
If you leave it then your motor is in danger.
Just check the prices of them.
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| September 26th, 2012, 5:36 pm |
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samfieldhouse
Firing on two.
Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Location: Chichester, West Sussex
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Re: Wipers - reluctant to start! I fitted a relay to my wiper motor with much improved wiping ability!
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| September 26th, 2012, 5:37 pm |
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Taskos
Firing on two.
Joined: February 22nd, 2012, 10:34 am
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Re: Wipers - reluctant to start! A relay?
Interesting. Where exactly?
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| September 26th, 2012, 6:15 pm |
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samfieldhouse
Firing on two.
Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Location: Chichester, West Sussex
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Re: Wipers - reluctant to start! The relay is switched by the switch on the dash and takes power straight off the battery (via the fusebox) to the wiper motor.
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| September 26th, 2012, 10:58 pm |
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