April 25, 200916 yr The windshield wiper on my 88 XT has developed a mind of it own over the winter: If Summer/Winter switch is set to Summer, it will continuously sweep the windshield regardless of pod switch selected. If set on Winter, the wiper will frequently do a 3-sweep cycle when I turn on the ignition (more frequently in the morning or after not being started for a while; on hot/warm starts it usually behaves itself). Sometimes, starting the car will interrupt the 3-sweep cycle. Any suggestions where to start?
April 25, 200916 yr wiper controller is shot maybe draining all could reset it? Edited April 25, 200916 yr by grossgary
April 25, 200916 yr wiper controller is shot maybe draining all could reset it? I agree about the controller being bad. But drain all..........what?
April 25, 200916 yr Well... I Didn`t understood the "Drain" Idea too... Could you Explain it, Please? That issue remembers me that when I Was Child, our ' 69 Mercury started to "Play" with the Wipers too, when No Key was on the car! ... ... I Used to Play on it as "Driving" in the Garage (Just my imagination) but the Wipers Started to move Like This: Three inches up and Stop for a While, then the Same again and Again... until they Reached the Top, they came down fully path to their Base... I Asked Dad about that, he Didn`t believed me, but then it Started Again and Let me Show it to my Dad! ... He Told me Something like "You Pushed the intermitent Parking Lights button on and seems like that has Something to do with the Wipers..." :-\ The Problem solved for itself and never came back Again! Good Luck!
April 25, 200916 yr Author Well, I tried draining all, and it went ok until I got to my blood... I started feeling light-headed after about a quart. But seriously folks... Thanks, Gary and Rob. I didn't even think to look for a controller. Most of my wiper experience is pre-intermittent, so wipers were pretty simple. I assume that the controller is XT/XT6 specific, given the Summer/Winter parking? My FSM indicates that the controller is located under the center console near the lighter socket; does this sound correct?
April 26, 200916 yr Well, I tried draining all, and it went ok until I got to my blood... I started feeling light-headed after about a quart. But seriously folks... Thanks, Gary and Rob. I didn't even think to look for a controller. Most of my wiper experience is pre-intermittent, so wipers were pretty simple. I assume that the controller is XT/XT6 specific, given the Summer/Winter parking? My FSM indicates that the controller is located under the center console near the lighter socket; does this sound correct? Yes, pull out the ashtray and you will see a blue box. I believe thats the controller.
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