The parking operation is accomplished by reversing the direction of rotation of the wiper motor. This involves a separate wire from the wiper switch to the motor which is hot when the wipers are turned off, and also a cut-off switch inside the wiper motor to stop the parking motion when the blades are pulled down to the parking position. Your failure could be in the control switch, the wiring from the switch to the motor, or in the motor itself. To save a lot of extra expense, consult your FSM to identify the one wire which is supposed to be "hot" when the wipers are off, this is the "park the blades now" signal - and see if that is present. If it is, and the wire is connected all the way through to the motor, your problem is in the motor assembly, most likely in the "cut-off the power when parked" switch. These are often intermittent, and the whole problem might just go away if you ignore it. If it doesn't, you will have to take the motor out and see if you can figure out where the problem is - these are astonishingly complicated, however! I've given up on a couple of them, and I don't give up easily. The window/lock etc. switch is common to a few years, as Elijah says, and they can be rebuilt - talk to Elijah. Dick Benjamin -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Stubblefield Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 8:09 AM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: IML: two '71 electrical questions Hello, I have two questions about the mighty '71 four-door for our resident geniuses (no joke!) First, the windshield wipers suddenly do not retract below glass level, where before they did. They still seem to wipe OK, and work at all 3 speeds, but they just stop in place where ever they are in the cycle when I turn off the wiper switch. Second, I will be needing a new ($450+) drivers power window switch block. At that price, I don't mind rooting around some junk yards. Does anyone know with which other models/years this switch block will interchange? It is an 8-switch block with door locks at the front of the switch, vent, front and rear windows in a group of six, and window lock at the rear of the switch. Thanks! Bruce S _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm