Stubborn Wipers!

[mfg]

An unusual problem cropped up with my '63 the other day when I brought it in for its annual Mass inspection sticker.....

My '63 Avanti really never sees rain, and about the only time I turn the windshield wipers on is when I take it for its yearly sticker...

Well, the wipers turned on fine...HOWEVER, I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF!....

I finally got them to stay down by killing the ignition when the wipers were near their 'park' position...

When I got home I installed a NOS wiper switch, and cleaned the dash grounding contact real well at the same time...

Still no luck...when I turn the wipers on they want to STAY on!!

Any other Stude Avanti owner ever had a similar problem?

[wdaly]

Have you tried an Exorcist?😐

[paul shuffleburg]

I had the same problem with my 51 Commander. I had to take the motor apart

and clean the old grease off the parking plate and put new grease on it.

[brad]

Often a poor ground on the switch will mess with proper wiper operation. Check by clipping a ground jumper wier from the switch case to a known good ground. Then if it doesn't still work try adjusting the park position tab on the wiper motor itself.

[mfg]

On 7/2/2023 at 12:45 PM, brad said:

Often a poor ground on the switch will mess with proper wiper operation. Check by clipping a ground jumper wier from the switch case to a known good ground. Then if it doesn't still work try adjusting the park position tab on the wiper motor itself.

Will try the temp ground wire idea.