When I turn my right turn signal on, the wiper will go one time. Sometimes, it does it when it switches off. This is on my work truck (92 S-10) There is no cruise, but it does have inter. wipers.BTW, I read this some time ago, but could not find it in the archives

Thanks
Jeremy

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WE WILL MISS YOU #3
92 Z conv
5-spd B&M shifter
home-made ram air, air foil, headers, no cat, TB bypass, kevlar pads, slotted rotors, BMR panhard, alston SFC, 3.42's, Edelbrock STB, 350 in the works

 

I had an old Buick Station wagon that would do that.... I never found out what the heck caused it...:P Im thinking that it is a ground problem....

 

My guess would be something wrong with the turn signal lever, since this is the only place the wires for the 2 are close together. Autozone sells new ones for like $40. My guess is that the contact for the tun signal is also hitting one one for the wipers. Hold down the turn signal lever and see if the wipers stay on, that will tell.

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1983 Firebird
TH700R4 Auto
Small Block 400
LG4 ECM, Intake, Carb, Distributor, etc.
Soon to be non-computer.
Clarion Head Unit 45X4
2 Pioneer 400W 12" Subs
Third Gen Performance
"A four cylinder is half an engine."

 

The real problem is that it does it only part of the time, although it is getting more common. is the $40 stem just a cheap replacement, or can I still have my wipers and turn signals on the same stem?

Jeremy

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WE WILL MISS YOU #3
92 Z conv
5-spd B&M shifter
home-made ram air, air foil, headers, no cat, TB bypass, kevlar pads, slotted rotors, BMR panhard, alston SFC, 3.42's, Edelbrock STB, 350 in the works

 

The problem is most likely in the steering column.

I've had several thirdgen columns apart and the only wires that actually come from the multifunction lever are the cruise wires. The rest of them are actually switches built into the socket that the lever plugs into... this includes the wipers and the turn signals.

My guess is somewhere in the column the two wires have an intermittent short together.

 

Is this something a normal person can fix? I have never tore into a column except for replacing the turn signal cam.

Jeremy

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WE WILL MISS YOU #3
92 Z conv
5-spd B&M shifter
home-made ram air, air foil, headers, no cat, TB bypass, kevlar pads, slotted rotors, BMR panhard, alston SFC, 3.42's, Edelbrock STB, 350 in the works

 

It's a pain. Make sure to tie the new one onto the old harness and pull it through.

If you just pull the old one out, it's very difficult to get the new harness through the column. Guitar string works ok.

The Help parts has them, they look identical to the GM's.