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Wiper Question
Hello everyone -
The wipers on the 79 SC I just bought stop where ever they are in their travel when the switch is turned off, they do not return to a " rest " postion at the bottom of the windshield, so it takes a little bit of practice to get them to stop at the bottom of the windshield...lol Is this a bad switch or what ? 
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07-11-2005, 08:22 PM
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I had the same problem several years ago, and Argo88 had the solution posted:
"When I got my '88, the wipers didn't park and the intermittent function didn't work. Thanks to John Walker's Workshop, I found the problem in the stalk switch. In my switch, there are metal contacts (prongs) that activate the park function when they are pushed together by a small angular plastic piece when the wiper switch is turned to off. Over time, they had flexed to the side so that they were no longer pushed into contact by that plastic piece. I repositioned the prongs and, bingo, wipers park correctly. I also found out that the intermittent feature won't work until the wipers are correctly parked. Once I adjusted the prongs, both my problems were solved. And my reply: I've been chasing the same problem with my wipers - they would park "occasionally", and the intermittents would work "occasionally" (read - whenever it was NOT raining!). I just pulled the switch off and found the exact same thing you described. Both sets of contacts that close when the switch moves to the OFF position had bent out of shape and separated, so they never closed. Now they work great. If you perform a search of the archives with "Wiper AND switch AND repair" you can find the original post. This is the greatest resource you'll ever find for tid bits like this! The fix is really easy - you can do it in an hour or so if you've got good light and patience, and it doesn't cost a cent. Good luck!
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07-11-2005, 08:43 PM
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Hi Larry - thanks for the help, I had not thought about it but my intermittant feature did not work either, I will get after it.
Todd
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07-12-2005, 05:32 AM
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I'll confirm Larry's response. I had the same problem and a new wiper switch fixed it. The intermitant wipers also worked again after that.
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07-12-2005, 06:49 AM
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I know that this will sound stupid but, the wipers if " parked " in the normal way should be sitting at the bottom of the windshield on the passenger side right ?
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07-12-2005, 11:38 AM
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Driver's side. That is, unless they changed the parked position.
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