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Old Jun 6, 2025 | 12:25 AM
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Default Windshield Wipers aren’t working 1981 Base

Recently have been trying to figure out what problems I’ve had with my windshield wiper motor. It was working fine and ran it for about 10 minutes and shortly after I shut my hood it stopped. I then played with the switch for a while and nothing happened but noticed that my relay was starting to click at a rapid rate every time I barely touched the switch instead of the single click on any other relay I have. No matter how much the relay clicks I get no reaction with the motor and I check the main power to the motor and am still getting a steady 12v. Does anybody know if they have had a problem like this with the relay rapid fire sound or ways to diagnose a windshield wiper motor?

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I'm sorry, but you would have to know that many, many things changed between 1968 and 1982.
Just a bit more information is needed to help you.
As an example. I have a 1977 model. There is no relay for the wipers.
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the wrong wipers can hit the hood..need low profile.. at least on a 79

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ting-hood.html





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I'm sorry, but you would have to know that many, many things changed between 1968 and 1982.
Just a bit more information is needed to help you.
As an example. I have a 1977 model. There is no relay for the wipers.
Sorry, I have an 1981 base model.
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I believe there is a park relay internally inside the wiper motor assembly. This noise your referring to, is it coming from the wiper motor itself??
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