windsheild wiper motor/switch issue

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JAK6 - 11 Nov 2005 21:43 GMT

Help please. My windshied wipers only work some of the time. Sometimes I
have to turn them on then into fast mode, or intermittant mode to get them
to even swipe once. Sometimes they work for 30 seconds then stop, then
start up after a bit, or when switching speeds. Auto repair place just
told me that both the motor and the switch are working. What could this
be?

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Mike Romain - 11 Nov 2005 21:51 GMT

Likely my favorite, a dead ground... ;-)

I would run a booster cable from the battery negative to the wiper motor
to see if that fixes it. If it does then I would look to see which
wiper motor bolt has a copper tab under it and clean that up. Or run a
dedicated new ground.

Mike
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> Help please. My windshied wipers only work some of the time. Sometimes I
> have to turn them on then into fast mode, or intermittant mode to get them
> to even swipe once. Sometimes they work for 30 seconds then stop, then
> start up after a bit, or when switching speeds. Auto repair place just
> told me that both the motor and the switch are working. What could this
> be?

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