1978 Dodge Van 318 cubic inch V8 Automatic transmission

I doubt they are related.... I normally check wiper motors using a booster cable. I hook the cable to the battery negative and the wiper motor case. 9 times out of 10 that finds the problem up here in the rust belt. The grounds go punky. They are usually a strap across one of the mounting bolts.

Yours might have just died from old age though.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail > This morning the windshield wiper motor stopped working and the fuel