Sunroof wiring or sensor???

[Gnuman]

OK, first off, yes, I'm still alive. I did not drive off a cliff or even a dry mild curve. I have just been working on an off-topic project pretty intensely.

 

while I was out the other day, however, I reached up and hit the sunroof controls (this is the OEM sunroof I installed in my '92 that came with a standard roof) and the sunroof jumped. This got my attention and I played with the buttons a bit. The sunroof will retract all the way with power, but it will not close from there. it will go up to vent with power, and it will close from there, but after closing it will not open again until I move the motor a half turn in the direction of venting. For this description, read close as go to the closed position, vent as go to the raised position with the rear extended up, and retract as slide to the rear inside the roofline.

 

My guess is that one wire is not making contact: the one that closes the sunroof from the retracted position. Annother possability is that the sensor that detects that the sunroof is closed is not working in some way and causing the motor to not work in that direction until it is in the area of the vent function.

 

Have any of you sunroof masters ever had a problem like this? Any ideas on where to look?

 

Oh, and my sunroof is leaking (Yes, I know I need to have a look at the drain lines)

[Legacy777]

You may want to check out www.bbs.legacycentral.org

 

I don't recall anyone having this particular problem, however I do know the sticky in the body & chassis forum will help with the leaking part.

[Gnuman]

I would hope so. Notice the smileys after that part? I'm well aware of what to do to stop the leaking. I guess I'll just have to chase this down with a multimeter. time to pull the headliner, I guess. . .