Windshield Wipers Don't Work; Help Please...

[74bigblock]

So my windshield wipers do not work. I checked the fuse, it was good. I know the circuit gets power because at some point someone tapped that line to run an electric cooling fan over the rad. It works. The wipers worked when I bought the car. Soon after though, they stopped. I thought possibly the switch was bad, so I picked up a new one, and installed it. They still don't work. Any ideas where to start from here? Thanks.

 

[JohnZ]

Make sure the motor is grounded, and even more importantly, make sure the switch itself and the bezel it attaches to is grounded; the motor gets 12V any time the key is on, but all the motor functions are controlled by grounding its circuits AT THE SWITCH - if the switch isn't grounded, nothing works.

 

[74bigblock]

Thanks John! Shouldn't I start by beating my forehead on the dash pad first though??

 

[JohnZ]

That always works for me, especially with electrical issues