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tawdrywon - 21 Oct 2007 21:56 GMT

Buick Riviera 1998 Windshield Wipers only operate when in WASHER mode. The
Wipers do not operate in WIPER mode.Please help solve the mystery

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Jeff DeWitt - 22 Oct 2007 00:16 GMT

> Buick Riviera 1998 Windshield Wipers only operate when in WASHER mode. The
> Wipers do not operate in WIPER mode.Please help solve the mystery
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Sounds like a bad wiper switch.

Jeff DeWitt

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benteaches@gmail.com - 22 Oct 2007 19:49 GMT

> > Buick Riviera 1998 Windshield Wipers only operate when in WASHER mode. The
> > Wipers do not operate in WIPER mode.Please help solve the mystery

> Sounds like a bad wiper switch.
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> Jeff DeWitt

Those wipers are micro processor controlled.
It could be a switch but it sounds more expensive.....

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Jeff DeWitt - 24 Oct 2007 01:45 GMT

>>>Buick Riviera 1998 Windshield Wipers only operate when in WASHER mode. The
>>>Wipers do not operate in WIPER mode.Please help solve the mystery
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> Those wipers are micro processor controlled.
> It could be a switch but it sounds more expensive.....

Ouch.

That's a big reason I like simple vehicles like my Cherokee and Champ.

Jeff DeWitt

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