Frustrated with my MM!!

[Reek09]

I've came to the conclusion that I have a serious electrical problem with my car. It went from overheating, to not starting, wiped problems..headlights and now parking lights! The no start was a hassle, had to end up getting a hot wire ran straight to the ignition wire to start. Changed wiped motor few months ago but now wipes come on at random and on work in the highest speed setting! Had some work done to my LCM because my parking lights won't come on. Put the LCM back in, parking lights came on, turned on the wipers and parking lights went off and won't come back on??! What could cause my car to have so many crazy issues?? I'm ready to give up and get a Challenger!!

[SID210SA]

Maybe check the "wire chaffing" issue?

[slickster]

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=70902&highlight=Warning

[slickster]

For your park lights have you replace all 4 relays. For your wipers go over your motor install

[Reek09]

No I have only replaced the relay for the headlights. The parking lights work when they want. And my wipers were fine last week. Started acting up the other day...??

[tbone]

I've came to the conclusion that I have a serious electrical problem with my car. It went from overheating, to not starting, wiped problems..headlights and now parking lights! The no start was a hassle, had to end up getting a hot wire ran straight to the ignition wire to start. Changed wiped motor few months ago but now wipes come on at random and on work in the highest speed setting! Had some work done to my LCM because my parking lights won't come on. Put the LCM back in, parking lights came on, turned on the wipers and parking lights went off and won't come back on??! What could cause my car to have so many crazy issues?? I'm ready to give up and get a Challenger!!

That blows. Just be glad you don't have a car wired by the British. Lucas Electronics, the Prince of Darkness!

[tbone]

You have the chafing issue. You will find help here. Don't worry.

[SC Cheesehead]

Problems sound terminal.

Sell me your car for, like, $8.00...

[tbone]

In all the time I have owned my car, @ 3 1/2 years, I have never even had a burned out bulb!

Knock on wood!

[Reek09]

Buy if my wires were being chaffed or sliced wouldn't that cause fuses to blow?? All my fuses are good and when the parking lights cut off nothing blows. Like this morning I got in it and the parking lights came on. Drove a few blocks and they went out..didn't come back on..??

[CBT]

Buy if my wires were being chaffed or sliced wouldn't that cause fuses to blow?? All my fuses are good and when the parking lights cut off nothing blows. Like this morning I got in it and the parking lights came on. Drove a few blocks and they went out..didn't come back on..??

It won't necessarily pop a fuse. I have miswired electrical stuff at my houses before, sometimes it just pops the bulb, sometimes the fuse/breaker, sometimes both. And in the ase of a bathroom vent fan, nothing happened, it just wouldn't turn on until I figured out the wiring diagram.

[DOOM]

I'm ready to give up and get a Challenger.

That would be taking 3 steps backwards! :eek:

[SC Cheesehead]

That would be taking 3 steps backwards! :eek:

Not if he sells me his car for $8.00.... :D

[Reek09]

Not if he sells me his car for $8.00.... :D

I'm not that mad. For $8.00...pfffft. I just wanna know what the hell is true problem so I can fix it. Tired of feeling like a lil kid gotta be in the house before dark so i wont get pulled over for no taillights again...

[Rockettman]

If you're gonna find real help; this would be the place.
All the people on here are better than a manual.

[fastblackmerc]

I'm not that mad. For $8.00...pfffft. I just wanna know what the hell is true problem so I can fix it. Tired of feeling like a lil kid gotta be in the house before dark so i wont get pulled over for no taillights again...

PM sent....

[slickster]

I was waiting for fastblackmerc to chime in with this. would like to know what he said

[SC Cheesehead]

I'm not that mad. For $8.00...pfffft. I just wanna know what the hell is true problem so I can fix it. Tired of feeling like a lil kid gotta be in the house before dark so i wont get pulled over for no taillights again...

Hey, can't blame a guy for trying! :D

I see FBM PM'd you, if anyone can get you hooked up, he oughta be able to do it.

[burt ragio]

Check the wire harness in back of the motor behind the valve cover. Also check the wire harness that runs under the head lights all ofr chafing.

[fastblackmerc]

I was waiting for fastblackmerc to chime in with this. would like to know what he said

PM'd him. He'll send me his LCM.

[Reek09]

Would the LCM cause the wipers to work crazy also? Trying to narrow some things down. Cause my wipers were working fine days ago now they only work on the highest setting, motor is only few.months old. It's possible I might have two issues, chaffing and my LCM.

[tbone]

Look up "wacky wipers". Fairly easy fix!

[Reek09]

Look up "wacky wipers". Fairly easy fix!

Just fixed the wipers few months ago. Brand new motor installed..

[tbone]

Just fixed the wipers few months ago. Brand new motor installed..

It's the circuit board. The drain holes get clogged and submerges the board.

[tbone]

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47864&highlight=wipers

Here's the link.

[RocsMerc]

Just fixed the wipers few months ago. Brand new motor installed..

Did you clear out the drain in the shroud? If not, you just submerged the new wiper motor in water again. Don't worry too much, you won't need a new motor. Just spray the circut board on the wiper motor with WD-40. (aka: WATER DISPLACEMENT formula number 40) and clear out the drain. If you still have your original wiper motor, you could fix that first while its already off the car and swap it back in

[Rockettman]

I've looked at the threads and stuff for the drain...but where is it exactly? The threads talk about it - but really don't show it.
Is it clear-able from the top without taking anything apart?

[SC Cheesehead]

I've looked at the threads and stuff for the drain...but where is it exactly? The threads talk about it - but really don't show it.
Is it clear-able from the top without taking anything apart?

Better off pulling the wiper cowl and motor box apart, and you'll want to drill a couple extra drain holes as well as long as you're at it.

[Mike]

It won't necessarily pop a fuse. I have miswired electrical stuff at my houses before, sometimes it just pops the bulb, sometimes the fuse/breaker, sometimes both. And in the ase of a bathroom vent fan, nothing happened, it just wouldn't turn on until I figured out the wiring diagram.

Remind me to NEVER have you do work in my house :lol:

[SC Cheesehead]

Remind me to NEVER have you do work in my house :lol:

Yeah, red to hot, black to ground (unless you're a color blind electrican). ;)

[Mike]

Yeah, red to hot, black to ground (unless you're a color blind electrican). ;)

What's the white wire for :confused: :confused:

[TFB]

I ain't callin' any of you guys to do my wiring...

in a 120v circuit black is hot, white is neutral, the bare is ground which is at the same potential as the neutral...

In a 240v circuit, black is hot(L1), red is hot(L2) white neutral and bare ground... L1 & L2 is your 240v connection, while either L1 or L2 to neutral gives 120v..

[SC Cheesehead]

What's the white wire for :confused: :confused:


I don't do any circuitry with more than two wires. :dunno:


I ain't callin' any of you guys to do my wiring...

in a 120v circuit black is hot, white is neutral, the bare is ground which is at the same potential as the neutral...

In a 240v circuit, black is hot(L1), red is hot(L2) white neutral and bare ground... L1 & L2 is your 240v connection, while either L1 or L2 to neutral gives 120v..


Too dang confusing, guess that's why I don't mess with anything electrical... :D

[Rockettman]

Better off pulling the wiper cowl and motor box apart, and you'll want to drill a couple extra drain holes as well as long as you're at it.

Crap! I don't have anything wrong with mine - knock on wood; just thought I could prevent it.


What's the white wire for :confused: :confused:

To hold your beer can!!

[Mike]

I ain't callin' any of you guys to do my wiring...

in a 120v circuit black is hot, white is neutral, the bare is ground which is at the same potential as the neutral...

In a 240v circuit, black is hot(L1), red is hot(L2) white neutral and bare ground... L1 & L2 is your 240v connection, while either L1 or L2 to neutral gives 120v..

I'm kidding....I know how to wire a circuit, just messin' with SC CheeseHead :D

[SC Cheesehead]

I'm kidding....I know how to wire a circuit, just messin' with SC CheeseHead :D

Who doesn't know beans about wiring a circuit. :D

Two things I won't mess with: electricity and plumbing.


"A man's got to know his limitations." - Harry Callahan

[Mike]

Who doesn't know beans about wiring a circuit. :D

Two things I won't mess with: electricity and plumbing.


"A man's got to know his limitations." - Harry Callahan

I'd rather do electrical than plumbing :help:

[texas1]

i am having a sim problem my with my marauder the fuse under the dash that controls the eatc,air-sup, reverse lights pops every time i turn the ignition switch on. had my local mechanic look at it he said he cant find anything

[babbage]

Check the wire harness in back of the motor behind the valve cover. Also check the wire harness that runs under the head lights all ofr chafing.

Ding ding ding. In the event someone missed it.

[Reek09]

I've discovered that its a separate relay that controls the parking lights. I had my LCM out and had the relay in my hand that controls the headlights and can feel it click when I turn them on. Now with the parking lights u can hear the click but its coming from another relay. But now have to figure out which one it is cause no one really specified which one it is in these posts about the LCM...