[GH85Carrera]

So many times I try to forget those episodes.

My 1896 El Camino has 356,000 miles and my 1985 911 has 165,000 miles. Virtually every single time I start a project I see some other thing that needs some attention. One reason my cars are still running is I take care of every little issue before they become a project. Every feature or part of either car works as designed from the factory, or better.

Probably the most frustrating was an issue on my Elky Windshield wipers. They started acting strange. They would come on wipe, park, wipe fast a few passes then stop in mid wipe and no go anymore. It was like they were possessed.

The circuitry for the speeds and park and delay are in the cover. ACDelco 22039684 Windshield Wiper Motor Cover. Used on MILLIONS of Buick, Chevy, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and GMC. From 1984 to 1988. They are not available new anywhere. Or at least about a year ago when I searched all over for one. The motor is easy to find, but the cover is part that has the electrics in it. I looked on EBay for a used one and I had no luck.

After a lot of digging around an old grey hair mechanic friend suggested I use a second ground for the motor. The one that is stock is a wide copper strip but I used a second self tapping screw through a part of the mount. That fixed my issue. Just a second ground was all it took.