Mark_88
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- 68
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- Ontario, Canada
- Vehicle Year
- 2007
- Make / Model
- Dordge
- Engine Size
- 3.3 Fuel Injected
- Transmission
- Automatic
- My credo
- Love Thy Neighbor
So...I finally got around to wiring the wiper motor...anyone familiar with this will know that the 88 had 4 wires under the hood to the wiper motor and two to the windshield washer pump.
The 1996 Ranger (3rd gens 93-97) has six wires to the wiper motor and 2 to the windshield washer pump...
I dragged my feet as much as I could because I could not remove the 96 wiper motor and fit it into the 88 cab...it might work with a bit of massaging of linkages and all that...but anyone who has ever worked in that cowl space knows it's a contortionists job...not anyone with a 14" or longer forearm...
So...I finally got hold of the wiring diagrams for both years and...glory be! They are almost the same...except the two extra wires on the 3rd gens are grounds.
So...without having any clue as to what ground went into the red/white/blue/black cluster from the 88 I simply grabbed one and connected it up and put the other two to body ground...
It was only a few 30 amp fuses (at 65¢ a pop) before I realized that I had to go buy more fuses and disconnect that black wire...so I did...and tried one of the other two that were grounded...
Now the wipers work...
A side note...those washer pumps...they can be removed and swapped into any number of washer fluid containers...the ones with the -| type connectors that is...the older 88 and previous bottles I could not figure out how to remove the pump without destroying the container...
I will get some pics and post them up later...
The 1996 Ranger (3rd gens 93-97) has six wires to the wiper motor and 2 to the windshield washer pump...
I dragged my feet as much as I could because I could not remove the 96 wiper motor and fit it into the 88 cab...it might work with a bit of massaging of linkages and all that...but anyone who has ever worked in that cowl space knows it's a contortionists job...not anyone with a 14" or longer forearm...
So...I finally got hold of the wiring diagrams for both years and...glory be! They are almost the same...except the two extra wires on the 3rd gens are grounds.
So...without having any clue as to what ground went into the red/white/blue/black cluster from the 88 I simply grabbed one and connected it up and put the other two to body ground...
It was only a few 30 amp fuses (at 65¢ a pop) before I realized that I had to go buy more fuses and disconnect that black wire...so I did...and tried one of the other two that were grounded...
Now the wipers work...
A side note...those washer pumps...they can be removed and swapped into any number of washer fluid containers...the ones with the -| type connectors that is...the older 88 and previous bottles I could not figure out how to remove the pump without destroying the container...
I will get some pics and post them up later...