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elaich - 11 Feb 2006 05:09 GMT

One of the features I miss most on the '80 Capri I just bought is
intermittent wipers.

Now I have access to a wrecked '85 Stang that has them. I know I have to
change the switch and wiring harness. That part is easy.

However, I also know this thing has to have a "brain" somewhere. I don't
have a clue what I'm looking for.

1. Does anybody know where the brain or black box is loacted, and what it
looks like?

2. Do I have to swap the wiper motor, or will the '80 motor work?

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351CJ - 11 Feb 2006 06:58 GMT

> One of the features I miss most on the '80 Capri I just bought is
> intermittent wipers.
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>
> 2. Do I have to swap the wiper motor, or will the '80 motor work?

In that vintage of Ford Truck the difference is just a little pigtail with
small black box that plugs between the intermittent switch (they are
different) and the either/or rest of the wiring harness.

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elaich - 11 Feb 2006 17:45 GMT

> In that vintage of Ford Truck the difference is just a little pigtail
> with small black box that plugs between the intermittent switch (they
> are different) and the either/or rest of the wiring harness.

Well, that shouldn't be hard to find, if the Mustang used the same system.
Makes sense, as they wouldn't have to use a different wiring harness that
way. Thanks.

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Spike - 12 Feb 2006 02:55 GMT

>> In that vintage of Ford Truck the difference is just a little pigtail
>> with small black box that plugs between the intermittent switch (they
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>Makes sense, as they wouldn't have to use a different wiring harness that
>way. Thanks.

Not my forte', so this may not make sense, but here is what I am doing
with my 65 Mustang. Maybe it will give you some idea where you need to
go with it.

I'm changing my 65 to intrers uses the original 2 spd motor, and a
switch from 80-91 Ford P/U, with the black box attached. A newer motor
from a 71/72 pickup came with the switch assembly. I have not
installed as yet, but now have the parts necessary

In my case, for the old motor to work with the new switch, I had to
swap the plugs from the new motor to the old so that they matched the
switch and wiring.

When you look at the wiring, 89-91 P/U is 6 wire, and 78-97 is 7 wire.
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Garth Almgren - 12 Feb 2006 05:47 GMT

>> One of the features I miss most on the '80 Capri I just bought is
>> intermittent wipers.
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> small black box that plugs between the intermittent switch (they are
> different) and the either/or rest of the wiring harness.

That's exactly it. I've done this with my Mustang. Elaich is looking for
an actual black box attached under the steering column, and the original
motor will work fine.

It's got two pigtails that plug directly into the wiring harness, and
the only "gotcha" I ran into is that there is an extra ground wire that
needs to be hooked up to make the delay timer work. See my post on the
topic from 2002: http://tinyurl.com/e4bwq

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