importsmasher

I recently bought a 97 V6 convertible, and I am having an issue with the power top. Sometimes it will go up and down just fine, but other times, it will go part way up (or down) and then stop. If I let it sit for 5 or 10 minutes, it will do it again (go partway and then stop). I have confirmed that there is power at the switch, and that the switch works correctly (I checked continuity at the terminals of the switch). I suspect it may be one of the relays attached to the motor, but I need a diagram so I can figure out what I am looking at. I don't want to just replace parts without determining what is wrong.

Anyone got a power top wiring diagram they can post or email to me? sbaggiore@southwestv8.com

It started raining hard this afternoon, and I couldn't get the top up. I ended up jumping directly from the battery to the top motor and got it up, after my interior (and myself) got very wet.....

Thanks
Importsmasher

importsmasher

Nobody? I put a new top on the car a couple weeks ago (not that that has anything to do with my problem), and the top still stops about 75% of the time when it's 3/4 of the way up or down.

lincolnshibuya

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PNYXPRESS

Are you sure your switch is working properly? If running power directly to the tops motor works then I would suspect you are losing power through the operation most likely at the switch.

Try bypassing just the switch.

importsmasher

Thanks for the diagram, Lincolnshibuya! That is what I am looking for.

PNYXPRESS, the switch was the first thing I checked. It has power all the time, and the top would still stop around halfway (it doesn't always stop in the same place) even when I bypassed it.

When I ran power directly to the motor, I was bypassing ALL of the wiring, including the relays. I ran it straight from the battery to the top motor.

Thanks,
Importsmasher