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I recently was in a facility referred to as an integration bay. Machine tools made in Japan and Singapore were set in place with the high bay bridge cranes....
... Checker cars. I had a farmer friend that had two of them. He pulled farm wagons loaded with grain and used them sort of like tractors. He said they were...
Can anyone give me step by step instruction as to changing the electric window motor and/or regulator assembly on passenger side? I tried today changing just...
Hi Kenny, Thanks for the question. I'll respond to this in the group format so that other people can heed this warning. Before you take the window motor off...
... ***************** Hi! You can buy the whole window lift assembly wholesale from several auto parts stores. I have seen them on the internet for around $115...
I've installed a new power window motor and regulator assembly and when I tried it, the window only goes up ??? Not down. The regulator appears to be in place...
Thank you Ken, I really appreciate the assistance. Because I don't understand how this is happening. My truck doesn't have a master switch on the driver's door...
I didn't realize that the truck DOES have a driver side master switch. So that may help solve the puzzle. I swapped them around and no matter what, the...
Ken, It looks like, if this is representative of my truck, using a (1990-95)Chevy Astro Van wiring diagram, that I may only need 2 good power window switches...
Sounding more like a wiring or connector problem. Note that since there is a master switch, the problem can be there or in between. Some systems run a hot lead...
Ken I posted a wiring diagram from a 94-96 Astro, that is only one that I could find so far that may be the same or similar. Please take a look at the group...
Ken, The drivers door does not play a part in the passenger door. the switches I was refering to was the passenger door only. you could have a bad switch on...
Ken, You now have it right, that the driver's door may not be interfering with the passenger window. I tested the passenger window switch on the driver's...
Kourso, Do I understand this correctly? * Neither the old motor nor the new motor ran in the down direction at any time, whether while it was held in your...
Attached is a diagram for the vehicle involved. The Drivers master switch indeed does play a role in the operation of all window motors. TEST: Working windows...
and the saga continuies! If you operate the window motor outside the vehicle then you have a good chance of getting your fingers caught! so be careful of that!...
carfanatics.comHey the 2 Kens, I want to ask, if my pass. window is operating UP, then power is at the door switch, so that means that I don't have a wire...
carfanatics.comRandy, I ran the first new motor in my hand uninstalled with it connected to the regular wiring harness and used the door switch to operate....
... switch, so that means that I don't have a wire break at the door hinge (boot) right? I will test for power with a test light first at the pass. door ...
Kenny, Just to set the record straight, some of what I said (assumed) in my email from yesterday (the one you are responding to here) was wrong. (Thanks to ...
... switches in the working driver's window, I confirmed the pass. window switch is perfectly good up/down. The master switch worked ONLY in DOWN mode, so that...
An open circuit is often referred to as a short, which would be inaccurate. Simply because there is no blown fuse is not a good indicator of no wiring ...
carfanatics.comHey guys(Randy,Kens) I want to express my sincere appreciation for all the in- depth details on the power window problem. I believe it will also...
Repost from an earlier time. Brakes I keep telling you about things that work and how they work. Some of my info is better looked up to give the right words or...
carfanatics.comHey guys! Thanks so much for ALL of the great advice and knowledge. Practically everyone nailed it! bad connection and possibly a bad switch or...
Does anyone know what is really going on here? Maybe the combined new Honda motorcycle plant in Japan will use no more people than either one of the...