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Help! Any ideas on the power window for my `1994 Esprit S4? The passenger window quit working. I pulled the door panel and the relays were clicking when I tried the switch. So, I removed the window motor.
On some earlier Esprits, the magnets in the motor had come unglued to the case. In my car, these are held in by wire clips and all looked well. I cleaned it all up, and tested it on a car battery – runs fine. Reverse the positive and negative, and the motor reverses, working fine in both directions.
I plugged it back in and nothing…. I checked the voltage at the wire that plugs into the motor and it id 12 volt positive when I hit the up switch, and 12 volt negative when I hit the down switch (or the other way around, as I am not certain which terminal is up/down. So, I checked the motor again on the battery and it works fine. I actually tested it with just a single wire (so about 100 gauge), thinking that perhaps the wiring to the motor was showing 12 volts, but did not have enough amps. Anyway, the motor works fine with just one fine wire providing power, but will not run when clipped into the car wiring harness.
Any ideas? Thanks for any guidance…
Mitch
On some earlier Esprits, the magnets in the motor had come unglued to the case. In my car, these are held in by wire clips and all looked well. I cleaned it all up, and tested it on a car battery – runs fine. Reverse the positive and negative, and the motor reverses, working fine in both directions.
I plugged it back in and nothing…. I checked the voltage at the wire that plugs into the motor and it id 12 volt positive when I hit the up switch, and 12 volt negative when I hit the down switch (or the other way around, as I am not certain which terminal is up/down. So, I checked the motor again on the battery and it works fine. I actually tested it with just a single wire (so about 100 gauge), thinking that perhaps the wiring to the motor was showing 12 volts, but did not have enough amps. Anyway, the motor works fine with just one fine wire providing power, but will not run when clipped into the car wiring harness.
Any ideas? Thanks for any guidance…
Mitch