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Old 01-19-2009, 08:41 PM   #1
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So here we are about 130 miles north of Dothan, Al, its raining and my windshield wipers won't work! So I drive the rest of the way to our friends house this past Sunday in the rain and finally get there without an accident. This windshield wiper thing as been a problem for us for the last four years and it always happens when we are driving in a prolonged rain. I Rain-X'ed the front windsheield once the rain stopped and that will help me while we are driving through Florida, but I'm going to need this problem fixed before heading back up north on Jan. 30th. I'll call Workhorse today and see if they can ship me the part (Wiper circut board) I need. It will be an opportunity for them to shine or fall flat on thier face. Bottom line, the Bagman is really not a "happy camper" right now! Chuck.
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Old 01-19-2009, 09:44 PM   #2
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"NO TOUCH" works better for me than rain x.
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Old 01-20-2009, 05:31 AM   #3
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Look in the past threads for windshied problems. You need to seal the plug connection to the windshield motor.
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Old 01-20-2009, 03:59 PM   #4
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Are you sure WH supplies the windshield wiper system. I was under the impression they were supplied and installed by the Coach builder

Issues I have had were solved by removing the power, adding some silicon to the connector to hold water out of the connection.

Also had to realign the wiper arms
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Old 01-20-2009, 04:07 PM   #5
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That usually works if they won't shut off...
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:45 AM   #6
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Baggs: The wiper control "board" will come from W/H. As I understand it, it is also the interlink between the tanny control and the shift arm. All in one box. The wiper motor and control arms will come from Tiffin. I would check to see if you are getting power to the wiper motor, maybe just a loose ground.
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Old 01-21-2009, 08:20 AM   #7
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Bagman57,

I had the same problem 2 years ago. When I turned off the windshield wipers after a rain, they would not stop. Had to remove the fuse. A couple of hours later, after the rain stopped and sun was out, I put the fuse back in and the windshield wipers worked fine. My fix, packing dielectric grease in and around the wiper wire harness plug, located in side the engine access. Haven't had the problem return.

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Old 01-24-2009, 04:56 AM   #8
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The problem was the wiper control board and a new one is being sent from Workhorse and a mobil RV repair man will do the install. The wiper motor is ok. Bags.
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Old 01-24-2009, 06:12 AM   #9
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The problem was the wiper control board and a new one is being sent from Workhorse...
Bags, Good call. Let us know who it all washes out. ?
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Old 01-30-2009, 04:15 PM   #10
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Got wipers repaired early this morning at an excellent Workhorse dealer in central Florida by the name of Nichols Diesel in Eustis, Florida. Mr. David Nichols and Mr. Rance Gaede took excellent care of the Bagman in about 50 minutes flat and that included filling up our propane tank. I highly reccomend this central Florida Workhorse dealer. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate them a full 10! Bagman57.
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Got wipers repaired early this morning at an excellent Workhorse dealer in central Florida by the name of Nichols Diesel in Eustis, Florida. Mr. David Nichols and Mr. Rance Gaede took excellent care of the Bagman in about 50 minutes flat and that included filling up our propane tank. I highly reccomend this central Florida Workhorse dealer. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate them a full 10! Bagman57.
Did he just replace the board or get to the root cause and fix what is causing the board to blow?

If this has been repetitive and the root cause has not been eliminated you may want to consider carrying a spare board.
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What was done???Please Bagman57
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Old 02-02-2009, 01:56 AM   #13
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All they had to do was to replace the windshield wiper control board which is located under the dash near the steering wheel. The part coat $105.00. I sure hope this is the last time we have this kind of problem. Bagman57
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Old 02-02-2009, 02:48 AM   #14
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my control box failed and the wipers would not shut off and I installed a on/off switch for $3 from auto parts store
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