Re: Power Antenna Question

["David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxx>" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The fuse and relay for the antennae is opposite the fuse panel on the
other side behind the driver's seat. It is an in-line fuse and the
relay is a plastic see-through. Generally you won't find a problem
there. The trouble is the plastic drive cable inside the antennae. It
eventually breaks. The fix is (if you are handy) to disassemble the
antennae and replace the mast assembly. You can also just replace the
whole antennae unit but it is more expensive. You get to the antennae
in the left rear pontoon by removing the cover that the hoses going to
the fuel vapor cannister go through. You will also need to remove the
left rear taillight to get to some bolts. You are right about the
documentation, it wasn't updated to reflect the changes between the
81's and 82's especially the wiring diaghrams and the power antennae.
Before removing the antennae apply power directly to either wire going
to the motor, if you can't get it to do anything then you know it has
to come out.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dmc_driver <dmc_driver@xxxx>"
<dmc_driver@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello List,
> 
> I noticed today that my power antenna has stopped working. It worked
> fine last summer, but the car has been in storage for the winter, so I
> just noticed it now. Could anyone tell me where the relay and fuse
> for the power antenna are located? The manuals don't seem to show
> anything about it. I checked the blade fuses in the relay compartment
> under the rear shelf, but they all look fine. The radio itself works
> fine as well. It's possible that the antenna motor has gone bad, but
> I'd like to check for any fuse/relay or grounding problems first
> before replacing the motor. Thanks
> 
> Richard
> vin# 5853