Re: [GMCnet] Wiper Pigtails [message #362019] |
Wed, 27 January 2021 18:58 |
Len Novak
Messages: 676 Registered: February 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Karma:
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Ken,
A pic would help. Lots of junkyards in Las Vegas.
LEN NOVAK
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 16:53 Ken Henderson via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> Early warning: I am now officially out of wiper motor pigtails (5-pin
> connectors with wires). All of the junk yards near here have been cleaned
> out and I don't expect to be in Atlanta any time soon to visit a
> Pull-a-Part. SO, if you're planning to order an electric wiper upgrade
> kit, be aware that I WILL NOT be able to supply a pigtail. If you're in a
> junkyard, for whatever reason, go ahead and get a pigtail. The 5-pin
> connector is used on virtually all GM trucks and SUV's of the '90's. Those
> on S-10's are easiest to collect because the ground wire and the other 4
> wires are in a separate bundle toward the driver's side. Other vehicles
> have the ground, only, routed toward the passenger side, thus complicating
> pulling the 12" or so you'd like to get. Cost should be This does NOT imply that those same motors work with my kit -- ONLY the
> '90-'96 Chevy Lumina APV/Old Silhouette, or Pontiac Transport front wiper
> motors fit it!
>
> Buying a new connector (pigtail) from a dealer, parts store, eBay, etc., is
> certainly possible -- but expensive. I've seen them for as much as $50,
> and seldom below $30.
>
> When I have them, I clean the pigtails and sell them for $10, so if
> anyone's visiting a junkyard and wants to earn a couple of bucks, collect
> and send a few to me; I'll pay $5.00 each. Just be sure they're not REAL
> dirty or oil-soaked, and that the latch is not broken.
> Here's the pattern we use, looking into the connector on the motor:
>
> LATCH
> -------------------
> |A C|
> | B |
> |D E|
> ------------------
>
> Ken H.
> Americus, GA
> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
> Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
> www.gmcwipersetc.com
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
>
--
*Len and Pat Novak*
*1978 GMC Kingsley*
*The Beast II with dash lights that work and labels you can see!*
*Las Vegas, NV* new email: B52sRule@Gmail.com
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4375
www.bdub.net/novak/
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
Len and Pat Novak
1978 GMC Kingsley
The Beast II with dash lights that work and labels you can see!
Las Vegas, NV new email: B52sRule@Gmail.com
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4375
www.bdub.net/novak/
|
|
|