How can I by-pass the electric window switch on my 1983 Olds Delta 88, so I can determine if its the switch that's bad, or worse, the motor itself. The door console switch controls 4 windows. Three work, but the driver's side doesn't.

I notice there is a blue wire, and a brown wire that comes out of the switch that controls the driver's side. And a big fat pink wire, and black wire right in the middle of the unit. Thanks for any info, Ed Parauka

Connect pink (+12V) to blue and black (ground) to brown to make the window go up. Connect pink to brown and black to blue to make it go down.

Thanks, Joe, That's exactly the info I need. Will give it a try. Ed Parauka

Joe, I did what you suggested. When I connected the pink jumper wire to the brown connection (To make it go down), it started to smoke and spark. Did I do something wrong, or is this an indication of some other problem. I connected the black (ground) to the blue also. But, doesn't that connection make it go up?

So, I connected the black wire to a metal hinge on the door for a ground. Got the same result, a little smoke on the pink to brown connection. Oh well. Ed Parauka

Ed,

Sounds like either the motor is bad or you have a short in the harness. Unfortunately it's time to pull the inner door panel off.

Yep, probably that's the problem. Thanks again, Joe, for your assistance. I don't relish going behind the panel to get at the motor. It seems impossible to manipulate fingers and tools to get at that d... motor. Ed Parauka