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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1966 Mustang => Topic started by: CCP on January 19, 2018, 12:24:40 PM

Title: Single speed wiper motor
Post by: CCP on January 19, 2018, 12:24:40 PM

Putting together a '66 and was wondering is there any way to test the wiper motor before I put it back in? It's a single speed motor. It has a terminal that accepts a 3 wire plug; black, orange and blue. There is also a brass terminal screwed to the body.

 Thanks for any help, Pete.

Title: Re: Single speed wiper motor
Post by: NEFaurora on January 20, 2018, 12:33:20 AM

Sure... Easy one.  Just put it up to a 12 Volt car battery using some probe wires... Done it plenty of times.  Don't forget to ground the unit to the negative side of the battery if there is a provision for it....like a 3rd wire for ground.

Obviously, This should go without saying..Check the Wiring diagram first so you know what wire is what for each color wire...

I don't know what each color wire is off hand without looking it up...but I can only guess that they are +positive, -negative and GND (Ground).  Usually a brass terminal is a GND Ground....so just check what all the wire colors are anyway..

:o)

Tony K.

Title: Re: Single speed wiper motor
Post by: CCP on January 22, 2018, 11:13:32 AM

Thanks Tony! Tested it this morning; worked like a charm.

      Pete.