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: 69 wiper motor problems


John Lutz
Feb 12th, 09, 11:58 PM
I am looking for some help identifying which wires go where on the wiper motor and washer pump. I have a 2 wire plug (yellow and Dark Blue) which appears to go to the washer pump. I than have another 2 wire plug (yellow and black) and a single plug with light blue wire that goes to the wiper motor. If someone could take a picture of there wiring that would be great. I believe I have hidden wipers and should be 2 speed. I have replace the switch in the dash and tried a new motor and checked each wire running from the switch to the motors all appear to be good. It appears to me that someone has tampered with the plugs and possibly moved wires around.
Any help would be great.
Thanks

Dean
Feb 13th, 09, 12:13 AM
Try this
The wiper/washer motor always has 12v anytime the key is on, (yellow wires) when the wiper switch is turned on one or more of the wires are grounded to make it work. The ltblue and black are both grounded for low speed the ltblue only for high speed. The dkblue grounds to latch the washer pump for one cycle.

Below is a pic of a 70 wiper motor

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/70wprmtr.jpg

John Lutz
Feb 13th, 09, 9:44 AM
Dean
First off thank you your picture it tells me exactly what I was looking for. I have one remaining question where does the switch get its ground source from? Is it back fed from the washer motor on the black lead? I cant see how the switch is getting its ground source. I have messed around with a meter and see the way the switch works but cant see how its getting a ground.

Elree Colby
Feb 13th, 09, 10:45 AM
There is a metal ground strap that grounds the wiper switch and the headlight switch it also has a wire attached that connects to the gauge cluster. All rely on a good connection at the point, red arrow, shown in the pic below.

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/69dshgrd1.JPG

John Lutz
Feb 13th, 09, 11:00 AM
That’s what I'm missing so there should be a ground source up at the switch. Man it’s like working on an old house that someone has remolded a million times. I see the piece that your showing but there's nothing like that up in my dash. It makes me wonder where the ground is for the other components in the dash.
Thanks for your help