A/C clutch not turning, jumped with wire works ok, where is fuse 1997 Saturn SL2

I had this same problem and put a switch inside the car to turn on the relay remotely. But I believe it is the connection at the temperature sensor near the top of the transmission. My wires were stretched at this sensor from the factory. I have not tried to replace it rework it but if you used an ohm meter you could determine if the wires and or sensor have continuity. This is not the same sensor that runs the temperature gauge in the dash.

Most certain that the fuse has blown out on the wiper section. So look on your fuse box for the Wiper fuse and replace with the spare available.
Now if the fuse blows out again there is short in the wiper motor , or it has jammed.
If the fuse is intact then the motor can be faulty or a possible break in the wiring.

There IS a fuse under the hood...the green 30A big boy labeled power/convenience. Use a multimeter to check power coming into the relay...if it's not there probably the fuse. If it is there, could be the switches.

If it's the fuse, go to a junkyard and get one cheap. But then, they're pretty cheap new too.

A/C compressor clutch relay maybe . It's located in the under hood fuse box . If you look on the bottom of the relay an see pin's 30 & 87 an locate where they plug into the fuse box an jump with a piece of wire . Just to see if clutch engages . Pin 30 should have B+ voltage .

Fuse is the cheapest solution, I'd start there. Then perhaps light bulbs and/or relays.

I would test the A/C compressor clutch coil first , easiest to do . If the electromagnet clutch coil is bad ,the compressor won't engage . Pull the A/C compressor clutch relay an jump pin's 30 & 87 , where the relay plug's into the fuse box . If pin 30 has B+ voltage ,pin 87 sends that B+ voltage to energize the clutch coil . These clutch coil's can go bad . You could also check the cooling fan this way , pull the cooling fan relay an take a piece of wire an jump pin's 30 & 87 .If fan is good it will run . Do you know how relay's work ?
VEHICLE RELAYS Operation Diagnosis

The PCM controls both relay's by supplying a ground to energize the relay .
Is the check engine light on ?
Do you know what a wiring diagram is ? How to use one along with a DVOM - digital volt ohm meter to test automotive electrical circuits ? Not guessing ? This is how an automotive technician would solve this problem , hooking up a scan tool an checking for code's ,using bi-direction control of scan tool to manually try to turn on coolant fan ,A/C compressor .....
Free wiring diagrams here http://www.bbbind.com/free_tsb.html
Enter vehicle info. year , make , model an engine size. Under system click on engine ,then under subsystem click on cooling fans ,check the electrical circuit's .

i think a sl2 has two they are on the driver side of the engine near the bottom of the head 2 wires going to them . i have a single ohc so yours may be different. the saturn fourms have all the info you will ever need

Have you had your alternator checked? If batt. and alt. check out ok, then I would check to see if it is getting fire when it won't start and have the fuel pressure checked.

Check the neutral-saftey switch.  If it is a clutch, the starter will generally engage and the car will generally lurch forward.  Most newer cars are equiped with a switch that detects when the car is in-gear & wont permit it to turn over.  Could be the clutch but go for the cheap fix first.

open the fuse box on the passenger side of the console. Check all the fuses. Also there is a fuse box under the hood I believe on the driver side. check all these fuses also. The only other thing to check if your motors are working fine, is the wiring.