Max,
Actually it's doing 20sec when it's wet. It won't even do it when it's dry.
Thanks for the advice, as soon as the rain stops I'll get on it.
Best,
Scott
>From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
>Reply-To: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
>To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Problem: Slooow Wipers
>Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 14:40:37 -0800
>
>Well, the drag of the wipers on a dry screen is going to slow the thing
>down
>a lot. Mine won't even complete a sweep on a completely dry screen, for
>instance. So splash some water on it when testing. Are you saying that one
>sweep from left to right is taking 20 seconds? That *is* slow. Mine is
>doing
>that in about "one-thousand-ONE one-thousand-TWO".
>
>But it could be electrical. Many problems on the B are caused by high
>electrical resistance in the circuit due to corrosion at the connectors. So
>you could take a stab at tracing the wiring and cleaning those. And I don't
>know about any potential problems with the 2-speed motor -- mine is
>single-speed (or should I say, single-slow?).
>
>on 1/19/01 12:22 PM, Scott Allen at scottinarl@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > Max,
> >
> > I just did the wiper motor. I didn't do the wheelboxes 'cuz I tested
>them
> > by taking off the wiper arms and looking at how they did when turned on.
> > They spun fine, didn't check the rpm, but I'd say at least 2-3secs a
>cycle.
> > I put the arms back and the blades back down and I'm back to 1 cycle
>ever
> > 20secs or so.
> >
> > Oh well. Not looking forward to taking it all apart.
> >
> > Best and thanks,
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >> From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
> >> Reply-To: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
> >> To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> >> Subject: Re: Problem: Slooow Wipers
> >> Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:40:52 -0800
> >>
> >> The old grease problem probably applied to the gearbox attached to the
> >> motor. Is that what you cleaned out? And did you remove the actual
> >> wheelboxes (directly beneath the wiper shafts)? On my B one of these,
>when
> >> disengaged from the drive cable, turned out to be immensely stiff, so
>much
> >> that it could be scarcely turned by hand. A few taps on the end with a
>BFH
> >> loosened it up, though, and combined with a clean-and-lube of the whole
> >> mess
> >> sped up the wiper operation considerably. Now they cycle at almost 30
> >> RPM...
> >> <g>
> >>
> >> on 1/19/01 10:11 AM, Scott Allen at scottinarl@hotmail.com wrote:
> >>
> >>> All,
> >>>
> >>> I've had this problem for a bit now, and it's driving me to
>distraction.
> >>> When I use the wipers on my 74 1/2 BGT they're real, real, slow. If I
> >> put
> >>> the switch into the second faster position they're even more slow.
> >>>
> >>> It was suggested that I may have old grease fouling the motor, so I
> >> pulled
> >>> it apart and cleaned it with no change once it was back together.
> >> However,
> >>> I've always thought it was electrical, as I'd noticed the lights dim
>or
> >>> heater blower slow down when I turned on the wipers, and last night I
> >>> detected a faint glow in my alternator light when they were on. I
>think
> >>> there's a load problem somewhere in the circuit.
> >>>
> >>> Anyone have a similar problem and worked through it? Since I'm sorta
> >> new to
> >>> B's I'd appreciate any pointers on where to begin to look...
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance,
> >>>
> >>> Scott Allen
> >>> _________________________________________________________________
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Max Heim
> >> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> >> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> >> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
> >
> > _________________________________________________________________
>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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