Old posts can indeed be enlightening. I recently checked my wipers and found them to be no-op. No movement, no apparent power. The big Q: is it the combo switch; the motor, the fuse, something else??? I did a quick search today and found this thread from 2006 with good basic guidance:

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread24329.html

When I finished the resto last year, everything worked fine (as fine as an OE wiper motor can be concerned). I have a new MSA fuse box and all original wiring in excellent condition. The combo switch is original and not rebuilt. Following the thread, I checked the fuse and found it to be OK. Next step was the 2X3 connector on the firewall. Bingo! The male spades were slipping back because I had previously dis-assembled the connector to get a new firewall grommet installed. Pushing each spade firmly back in place fixed the problem.

Yeah, I know - time to do the motor upgrade and get some real speed on those wipers. Not a real big concern for my little garage queen since she does not like to play in the rain.

Thanks to those who have gone down this path before me.

Jim

Jim:

Sometimes just disassembling the Wiper PIVOTS, the ones that go through the cowl, is enough to go from "Slow and Slower" to "Not so slow and Almost fast".

There are a couple of good threads on that in the archives as well.

E

clean the pivots and swap a honda motor in and you will be good to go

Good tips for winter projects, thanks.