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Old May 13, 2016 | 05:22 PM
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Question 1994 Dakota - wipers not working.

I have a 1994 Dodge Dakota. The windshield wipers quit working and I determined the bushing connecting the arm to the motor was bad. I removed the motor and confirmed it was working. I installed the bushing on the motor arm first and was attempting to attach to the wiper arm with little success. Anyway, I turned on the wipers to rotate the motor arm and the motor doesn't seem to work now. I checked the 20amp fuse under the dash and it looks fine. Is there another fuse that I need to check. I don't have a wiring diagram to use for testing to see if the motor is getting voltage. I've posted a few pictures below of the engine harness connector and the wiper motor connector. Can someone help identify the wires and provide guidance on how I can troubleshoot to make sure I've got voltage?
 
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Old May 13, 2016 | 09:32 PM
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What I did my first time was to get the arms out of sync, so the arms bound up.

But if that's not it, then for a 1995, it's:

18RD/YL WIPER SWITCH HIGH SPEED OUTPUT
18DG/YL WIPER SWITCH MODE SENSE
18DB FUSED IGN SWITCH OUTPUT (ACC/RUN)
18BR/WT WIPER SWITCH LOW SPEED OUTPUT

Those are the four wires at the wiper for a 1994; so the solid color connector should have 12V on it when the ignition is turned on.

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Old May 17, 2016 | 09:33 PM
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Is there a Ground wire on the wiper motor body?
How did you confirm the motor was working? I mean, what did you test it with?
Have you cleaned that plug? Have you checked for voltage on that plug?
 
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