Wipers Won't PArk, 98 Crown Vic.

Mar 13, 2005 5 Replies

Hi All: Just wondering if anyone has seen this problem. I have a 98 Crown Vic and the wipers won't park. In fact when I shut them off the go all the way to the up position. The parking cycle seems to be dead. The wipers work perfect other than the parking problem.



I removed the cover to reveal the crank and it was stuffed with acorns. (I have a chipmunk problem in my neighborhood) Maybe they chewed the wiring?



I tried looking at my service manual and it gives instructions on how to measure resistance and voltage, but I can not find the wiring harness that goes to the wiper motor. Ford had a better idea when they design accesiblity to the wiper motor. Looks like a nightmare and I may have a mechanic do the work. I'm getting too old for this. M


You'll find that a good quality scraper and letting the defrost do it's job does wanders.

Some kind person on rec.autos.tech gave me a part number so maybe I'll try to fix it mysef. M

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