gostridr- I hope its not the flux capacitor, I heard they stopped making those in the mid 80s when they saw all the problems they can cause.
What happened to start me on my wiper motor project was the wipers werent going at a steady rate while on intermittent. one of the strokes took extra long to get started and then complete. I switched it to slow and they stopped on the windshield. Then I switched it to fast and they went slow for two strokes and then stopped. I thought it was wiring in the control switch but i took it apart and circuit tested all of that for continuity and the switches were working right as well as the relay so I assumed it was the motor. Now I am going to check my wiring like RazorBack has suggested.
RazorBack- thanks for the advice again. I am going to go test the wires to see if one is getting power where it is not supposed to. When I tested the first time I only checked for continuity to the right places when the switches were flipped.
I will let you guys know how it goes. Unfortunately it is pouring here and I cant make it back down to the parts place until it is supposed to let up on Monday if it is still the motor.