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Hello everyone.  I’m new to the NG, and somewhat new to bass fishing.  I was wondering if anyone fishes for wipers (white/striped bass hybrid) besides me. From my experience, they fight as well or better than smallies, although they are harder to find, as they are more open water fish.  I usually look for a flock of gulls feeding on shad where the wipers have scared them to the surface.

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Yep, some of my favorite fishing on Lake Texoma is for hybrid / stripers. Tom Wilson Dallas, TX

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hello everyone.  I’m new to the NG, and somewhat new to bass fishing.  I was >wondering if anyone fishes for wipers (white/striped bass hybrid) besides me. >From my experience, they fight as well or better than smallies, although they >are harder to find, as they are more open water fish.  I usually look for a >flock of gulls feeding on shad where the wipers have scared them to the >surface.

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Every so often around here, we get "runs" of hybrids. The will boil the surface for just a couple of minutes in a feeding frenzy. You can cast just about anything and catch them. But after about five minutes, that’s it. they’re gone. You can follow them around the lake too!  They will boil in place, then you start watching for them elswhere. It can be fun chasing them all over. Generally, it’s usually mid to late summer for these runs, dawn and twilight are the best times. I have seen the come up just after a storm has rolled through as well. — John Diel Ponca City, Ok. www.2stupiddogs.net Oklahoma Fishing Reports & More!

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I find twilight the best time too…never tried dawn…I only fish for gentleman fish that wake up after 9:00 am….hehehe

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hi!! I’m about to inherit a 91 Cavalier (if you’ve been here for a while, you’re probably sick of me asking questions…..sorry!!).  I drove it today and when through the car wash.  When I came out (of course), it started pouring rain.  Well, I put the wipers on low (no intermittent) and they were, as I said, slow.  I put them on hi, and they weren’t much faster.  This is in pouring rain.  The wipers were screaching on the window or anything like that.  Is there any way of fixing this?  This could be hazardous when it is raining!! Thanks, Dave

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You may need a replacement wiper motor/transmission from a junkyard. They are not too difficult to replace with usual tools. If you can find a DIY yard, go pull the "new" one. You’ll learn all you need to know in the process. And keep some of the extra fasteners, washers, etc. to replace those you’ll surely lose in the grass. Trickiest part will probably be removing the cowl to get at the motor. As I recall there is a horizontal phillips-head screw at each front corner which is often overlooked. Parts cost may be $10 or $15. A good yard may be able to apply power and assure you the motor is good, but they may give a 30 day guarantee. (That just lets you do it again free if the first motor is no good.) Enjoy, Myron E. Williams – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > hi!! > I’m about to inherit a 91 Cavalier (if you’ve been here for a while, you’re > probably sick of me asking questions…..sorry!!).  I drove it today and > when through the car wash.  When I came out (of course), it started pouring > rain.  Well, I put the wipers on low (no intermittent) and they were, as I > said, slow.  I put them on hi, and they weren’t much faster.  This is in > pouring rain.  The wipers were screaching on the window or anything like > that.  Is there any way of fixing this?  This could be hazardous when it is > raining!! > Thanks, > Dave

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I have asked this same question. It goes unanswered.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> The right wiper blade on my 1997 Explorer parks partly off the glass.  I can’t > see any apparent way to adjust it and my manual doesn’t show it either.  I think > it must have been frozen sometime this past winter when the wipers were turned > on and something slipped. > Any tips on fixing this?  Thanx.

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> > The right wiper blade on my 1997 Explorer parks partly off the glass. > I can’t see any apparent way to adjust it and my manual > doesn’t show it either.  I think it must have been frozen sometime > this past winter when the wipers were turned on and something slipped. > Any tips on fixing this?  Thanx. > I have asked this same question. It goes unanswered.

My sister’s got a ‘97 Explorer & I repositioned her wiper arms because they both rested below the windshield. It took about 10 seconds each. I recall there were small tabbed levers that I pulled away from the arms, then lifted the arms off the splined shafts and put them back a notch higher. Those little tabs were almost unnoticeable, look closely.

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Like my question about the rear window latch!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have asked this same question. It goes unanswered. > The right wiper blade on my 1997 Explorer parks partly off the glass.  I > can’t > see any apparent way to adjust it and my manual doesn’t show it either. I > think > it must have been frozen sometime this past winter when the wipers were > turned > on and something slipped. > Any tips on fixing this?  Thanx.

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> … I had to gring a big notch inside the hub of the nylon

I remember now, I actually had to *grind* it.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>> > The right wiper blade on my 1997 Explorer parks partly off the glass. >>> > I can’t see any apparent way to adjust it and my manual >>> > doesn’t show it either.  I think it must have been frozen sometime >>> > this past winter when the wipers were turned on and something slipped. >>> > Any tips on fixing this?  Thanx. >>> I have asked this same question. It goes unanswered. >>My sister’s got a ‘97 Explorer & I repositioned her wiper arms because they >>both rested below the windshield. It took about 10 seconds each. I recall >>there were small tabbed levers that I pulled away from the arms, then >>lifted the arms off the splined shafts and put them back a notch higher. >>Those little tabs were almost unnoticeable, look closely. > The spines are there alright, but, there is a locating "bump" that only allows > the arm(s) to be in one position.  I suspect there is something else that can be > adjusted, possibly under the plastic panel across under the glass.

We know that "specifications are subject to change due to continual product improvements". Now I wonder if it got improved by adding the bump or taking away the bump. My Haynes manual doesn’t note bumps for any of the model years ‘91 thru ‘99. But, yeah, under the plastic cowl is the linkage between the splined spindles and the motor. If you don’t find a problem there, something might have slipped in the motor/gear assembly. That happened to my VW bus, a nylon gear slipped on the knurled steel shaft that it was molded onto. I had to gring a big notch inside the hub of the nylon gear and key it to the shaft with a custom engineered JB Weld bump.

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On mine they are keyed so that they only fit in one position.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > The right wiper blade on my 1997 Explorer parks partly off the glass. > > I can’t see any apparent way to adjust it and my manual > > doesn’t show it either.  I think it must have been frozen sometime > > this past winter when the wipers were turned on and something slipped. > > Any tips on fixing this?  Thanx. > I have asked this same question. It goes unanswered. > My sister’s got a ‘97 Explorer & I repositioned her wiper arms because they > both rested below the windshield. It took about 10 seconds each. I recall > there were small tabbed levers that I pulled away from the arms, then > lifted the arms off the splined shafts and put them back a notch higher. > Those little tabs were almost unnoticeable, look closely.

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NO !!!!!

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> NO !!!!!

Does your reply mean there is no such recalibration on no to have the dealer replace the BCM. Brian

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Have you tried calling the Chrysler number in your manual on this.  Phantom wipers are a common problem.  Maybe your dealer damaged something trying to fix it.  You might search this group using Phantom wiper to see the history on the problem at deja.com.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Help, > I have a 96 Plymouth Voyager.  In Jan 99 the wipers were going off on their > own so the dealer replaced the multi function switch and recalibrated the > panel.  Currently the on/off does not work; however, the mist function and > the wiper delay do.  All fuses are fine.  There is power to the switch. > What is wrong?  The dealer wants to replace the BCM for $500.  The dealer I > took it to has never heard of "recalibrating the wiper module".  Is there > such a procedure. > Much thanks for reading,

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Help, I have a 96 Plymouth Voyager.  In Jan 99 the wipers were going off on their own so the dealer replaced the multi function switch and recalibrated the panel.  Currently the on/off does not work; however, the mist function and the wiper delay do.  All fuses are fine.  There is power to the switch. What is wrong?  The dealer wants to replace the BCM for $500.  The dealer I took it to has never heard of "recalibrating the wiper module".  Is there such a procedure. Much thanks for reading,

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NO !!!!!

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> NO !!!!!

Does your reply mean there is no such recalibration on no to have the dealer replace the BCM. Brian

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Have you tried calling the Chrysler number in your manual on this.  Phantom wipers are a common problem.  Maybe your dealer damaged something trying to fix it.  You might search this group using Phantom wiper to see the history on the problem at deja.com.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Help, > I have a 96 Plymouth Voyager.  In Jan 99 the wipers were going off on their > own so the dealer replaced the multi function switch and recalibrated the > panel.  Currently the on/off does not work; however, the mist function and > the wiper delay do.  All fuses are fine.  There is power to the switch. > What is wrong?  The dealer wants to replace the BCM for $500.  The dealer I > took it to has never heard of "recalibrating the wiper module".  Is there > such a procedure. > Much thanks for reading,

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Help, I have a 96 Plymouth Voyager.  In Jan 99 the wipers were going off on their own so the dealer replaced the multi function switch and recalibrated the panel.  Currently the on/off does not work; however, the mist function and the wiper delay do.  All fuses are fine.  There is power to the switch. What is wrong?  The dealer wants to replace the BCM for $500.  The dealer I took it to has never heard of "recalibrating the wiper module".  Is there such a procedure. Much thanks for reading,

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