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All power windows inoperable 1987 240

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InfiniteJESP
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Year and Model: 1987 240 GL
Location: New Jersey

All power windows inoperable 1987 240

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Hello everyone!

None of the power windows in my 240 seem to work. I didn't touch anything to do with the windows, they worked one day and didn't work the next. Front or rear, left or right. It doesn't matter what switch I use either. The fuse was good but I also connected with an alligator clip from one side to the other on the fuse panel and still nothing. My guess is I've got problems in a ground or somehow with the wiring.

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I suspect you have a wiring fault somewhere in common to all windows. Do all the door window switches fail to operate windows? Do you have an electrical schematic?
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InfiniteJESP
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Yes all four of the door window switches don't do anything now. I have a switch for the driver's door that I might be able to swap in, but I figure that's not actually the issue anyway. I haven't gotten a chance to find a schematic yet.

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So I had a second switch, that I swapped in for the driver's one, and still nothing. I guess its a problem behind the fuse panel. Trying to figure it out because its getting warmer and windows will be pretty much the minimum sooner than I think probably.

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