Wiper switch Question

Since the XJ-6 was built in the late '80s and your Pantera is a '71, I think that Jag is too new by a decade or so. I would look at the '68-72 XKE or Mk 3 Jaguars. Note also your wiper MOTOR has the reversing switch on its top, not built into the switch. Sometimes, the reversing switch contacts need to be cleaned but the dash switch is not involved. I had a non-operation that turned out to be the connector pins in the multiconnector next to the wiper motor. Cleaning them fixed the system. What exactly is the problem that makes you think the dashboard wiper switch is defective?

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Originally posted by jack deryke:
Since the XJ-6 was built in the late '80s and your Pantera is a '71, I think that Jag is too new by a decade or so. I would look at the '68-72 XKE or Mk 3 Jaguars. Note also your wiper MOTOR has the reversing switch on its top, not built into the switch. Sometimes, the reversing switch contacts need to be cleaned but the dash switch is not involved. I had a non-operation that turned out to be the connector pins in the multiconnector next to the wiper motor. Cleaning them fixed the system. What exactly is the problem that makes you think the dashboard wiper switch is defective?

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I just wanted to start with what seemed to be the simplest part of the equation. The wipers don't do anything. They are totally dead.

First,I am NOT an electrical expert on these cars. When I have an electrical malfunction, I get my VOM (volt-ohm-meter) and starting at the fuse, I begin tracing the wire(s) that power the device. If I get back to the device, and there's a hot lead going into it, then I begin on the device. The wipers have a single multipin connector under the rt front fender, behind the wiper splash shield. Remove the shield, unplug the connector and spray it out with contact cleaner, then plug the halves back in. Still not working? Remove the whole wiper unit and test it on a workbench. A small battery or battery charger makes a handy portable 12v source. Patch-cording the thing on a workbench often results in the thing working just fine. There's no easy way to fix or even locate electrical problems. You get a VOM and start looking for broken wires, or the like.

Thank You everyone

My wipers are fixed. As it turns out the mechanism attached to the motor was just rusty and stuck from lack of use. Now all I have to do is get my e-brake to work and I can get my kitty inspected and registered.