MALIBU What's going on G-Body peeps? I recently bought an 83' Malibu CL Wagon.

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83GWAGON

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It's in very good shape for a 37 year old vehicle. Solid metal everywhere. Original interior is in great condition save the two cracks in the dash. It has a non stock 350, 350 transmission with a mild shift kit. A solid wagon overall. A few problems I want to address first. First is the wipers. The car is a Florida car and has been in Florida it's entire life. I picked it up from Central Florida and on the drive back the wipers quit working. In the rain. At night. On the interstate. That was not fun. At first it was intermittent. They would swipe for a little then stop , usually straight up and down. I would roll the switch back and forth and they would start again. Did this for a while then they just started one swipe and stop. The switch rolling was not working anymore. If they stopped while up I would roll the window down to reach out and push start them. They would swipe once or twice and stop again. I did this for miles . Finally got her home and covered her up because I have no garage to park in. Which brings me to my next problem. The rear passenger vent window does not close, lock and seal properly so rain will get in. Quite a bit of rain. The man I bought it from kept it in his garage so it never was soaked out. Not a hint of water damage or smell in the cab anywhere.

But I love it and plan on upgrading fully. Any help on repairing the rear vent window and my Wipers problem would be appreciated.
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85442/86buick

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Welcome ,
sorry I have no idea about the window........for the wipers clean all grounds as a start.

damn ,now I have wagon envy
 
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Old ElCo Dude

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Don't they just push open and pull closed ? It's possible something in its tracks are holding it from closing. With a good flashlight you may find what's holding it up.
 
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565bbchevy

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Another possibility for the wipers if the motor is working that there may be no grease left or it is rock hard and it is causing a binding while trying to articulate.
 
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Longroof79

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Welcome aboard! Nice to see another cool wagon within our ranks.
As far as the vent window goes, it might have broken where the shaft connects to the window frame. They are known to break at that point, especially when it hasn't been moved or lubed in a long time. They tend to seize at that point, and when you try moving it with a little force, it breaks.
Nice wagon. Post some more pics when you get a chance.
Where do you and the car reside?
As far as the wiper problem is concerned, I'm actually having the same problem with mine which I haven't gotten to address yet.
 
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airboatgreg

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Welcome from SW Georgia. I tend to lean toward the wiper motor
 
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83GWAGON

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Thanks fellas.. I'm in Jacksonville , Florida. I think the wipers problem might be a ground short or some type of short. When messing with it yesterday I had the hood up and the Cowl hood touched the wiper arm and threw a little spark. The previous owner rewired the switch because there are small wires running out of the base of the switch down the steering column under the dash. I don't know how I missed that when looking it over.
And Longroof, I think that is the issue with the vent window. There is a rusty looking pin off center at the bottom of the window frame (In the door ) that is keeping the window from sealing up when I lock it down. The window swivels and locks with the handle but has a 1/4' gap when locked and rests against the side of the pin.
 
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83GWAGON

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Another possibility for the wipers if the motor is working that there may be no grease left or it is rock hard and it is causing a binding while trying to articulate.
Where do I grease? I'm assuming the cups , I think they are called, that the arms connect to?
 
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