Wiper switch to motor wiring - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

DizzyD · 05-29-2016, 04:24 AM

Ok gents, I'm seriously about to just lose it. Have a 78 c15 that I have been restoring for a few years now. I ripped out all wiring which was severely chopped up and re-wired with painless harness. I see the light at the end of the tunnel but can't seem to get the windshield wiper motor and pump to work with the switch. I have searched this forum and the Internet for days now but can't seem to find a diagram that shows what wires on the wiper motor and pump goes to the switch. Truck has the non intermittent setup, worked fine before and motor works fine but I just can't get it to work with the switch. The wires that come from the switch harness are not all the same colors as the wires that come from the motor and pump harnesses. Any help is greatly appreciated.

**hatzie** · 05-29-2016, 08:57 AM

This is a post I made on how the stock wiring is setup. The OP in this thread was asking about swapping 85-91 columns into the 78-84 cabs. It's fairly detailed so it may help you.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...40&postcount=8

DizzyD · 05-29-2016, 10:26 AM

Lol, this truck really was a mess. It appears the piece of harness that connects to the switch is from a 78, and the harnesses that connect to the motor/pump are from a 79-83 truck. Thanks for your help, this really clears things up for me. Now I just have to find some time to mess with it.

*gmachinz* · 05-29-2016, 11:19 AM

Indeed 73-77 are different both in function and color codes. I had to sort through a lot of differences before designing a pulse/delay integration wiper switch harness to allow a 78-83 style pulse switch to be used on 73-77 trucks. It require the swap to a 78-up motor and the corresponding linkage arm. The switch opening on the dash needs slightly enlarged too then it's plug n play-this refers to pulse/delay installs on 77-older trucks tho, dis-regarding the 1977 only style delay switch delay setup.

05-29-2016, 04:24 AM	#1
DizzyD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 9	Wiper switch to motor wiring Ok gents, I'm seriously about to just lose it. Have a 78 c15 that I have been restoring for a few years now. I ripped out all wiring which was severely chopped up and re-wired with painless harness. I see the light at the end of the tunnel but can't seem to get the windshield wiper motor and pump to work with the switch. I have searched this forum and the Internet for days now but can't seem to find a diagram that shows what wires on the wiper motor and pump goes to the switch. Truck has the non intermittent setup, worked fine before and motor works fine but I just can't get it to work with the switch. The wires that come from the switch harness are not all the same colors as the wires that come from the motor and pump harnesses. Any help is greatly appreciated.

05-29-2016, 08:57 AM	#2
hatzie Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wentworth, NH Posts: 4,975	Re: Wiper switch to motor wiring This is a post I made on how the stock wiring is setup. The OP in this thread was asking about swapping 85-91 columns into the 78-84 cabs. It's fairly detailed so it may help you. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...40&postcount=8 __________________ 1959 M35A2 LDT465-1D SOLD 1967 Dodge W200 B383, NP420/NP201 SOLD 1969 Dodge Polara 500 B383, A833 SOLD 1972 Ford F250 FE390, NP435/NP205 SOLD 1976 Chevy K20, 6.5L, NV4500/NP208 SOLD 1986 M1008 CUCV SOLD 2000 GMC C2500, TD6.5L, NV4500 2005 Chevy Silverado LS 2500HD 6.0L 4L80E/NP263 2009 Impala SS LS4 V8 RTFM... GM Parts Books, GM Schematics, GM service manuals, and GM training materials... 1973-1991 GM Light Truck Service, Unit/Overhaul, Wiring Manuals, Parts Books and Some 1968-1999 GM Service Training textbooks in PDF 1988-1998 GMT400 CK service manual project 1988-1993 GMT400 CK parts books. 1967-1972 GM Light, Medium, & Heavy Truck Service Manuals in PDF Please include at least the year and model in your threads. It'll be easier to answer your questions. And please let us know if and how your repairs were successful.

05-29-2016, 10:26 AM	#3
DizzyD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 9	Re: Wiper switch to motor wiring Lol, this truck really was a mess. It appears the piece of harness that connects to the switch is from a 78, and the harnesses that connect to the motor/pump are from a 79-83 truck. Thanks for your help, this really clears things up for me. Now I just have to find some time to mess with it.

05-29-2016, 11:19 AM	#4
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Wiper switch to motor wiring Indeed 73-77 are different both in function and color codes. I had to sort through a lot of differences before designing a pulse/delay integration wiper switch harness to allow a 78-83 style pulse switch to be used on 73-77 trucks. It require the swap to a 78-up motor and the corresponding linkage arm. The switch opening on the dash needs slightly enlarged too then it's plug n play-this refers to pulse/delay installs on 77-older trucks tho, dis-regarding the 1977 only style delay switch delay setup.



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