Random windscreen wiper action !

[jacksonb123]

I took the passenger side headlight wiper motor out today, did the drivers side a while ago, just to get rid of them. While I was doing it I disconnected the battery and then connected it again once I'd unplugged the wiper motor connector and removed its earth? lead under the coolant reservoir.

When I'd finished I turned the key to the second click, where all the dash lights come on but did'nt turn the engine over, bizarrely all the wipers came on !

I had a fiddle around and there seemed to be some correlation with the drivers side headlight and indicator being weaker than they should be then after a while the headlight/indicator suddenly brightened up and the wiper issue went away. Did the same again a couple more times, turned on the electrics waited 10 seconds and the wipers came on all by themselves. I was half expecting the doors to fly off in a Circus car stylee
but then took it for a spin and all seems well.

Anyone else seen something like this ? I'm presuming I've just annoyed some 15 year old wiring and it threw a strop for a short while.

If it happens while I'm out is there a fuse I can remove to disable the windscreen wipers temporarily ?

Regards

Ben

[swedish brick]

Only ever seen similar on my capri, all I did was switch on the engine and for some unknown reason the wipers switched themselves on! I didnt touch anything! Its not done it before or since then.
I assumed it was damp in the circuit somewhere?!

This happened to me once, for no apparent reason. I turned off the car, unplugged the wiper motor connector, cleaned it, re-connected it, and it hasn't happened since. Strange, indeed. Makes one s, doesn't it?

[jacksonb123]

Hey, so at least I'm not the only one xraytj.

Where is the connecter that feeds power to the windscreen wipers ? I think it will be a good idea for me to look at this & clean it.

Similarly I can disconnect it if the wipers go crazy again.

Regards

Ben