well this week i put the rebuilt motor in the 77 and when i was slipping the distb. in her my hand layed on the wiper motor and it was hot so i made sure it was off and it was them i treid them and no luck ,can anyone help ??

I'm not much on elec. but on the chance you fried yours, don't pay high prices for one from a vette supplier. I got one for my 68 from Auto Zone. It was under 50 bucks!

It should not be hot. If you disconnect the motor wiring see if it cools off. If not the heat is coming from somewhere else. If the motor cools off, then it's electrical inside the motor. It should not have any power with the key off, so when installing the dist was the key off? If it was off you need to find out where power is comming from. Either way, does the wiper motor operate? It could have been turned on and the linkage binding causing the heat. If the linkage is okay and it won't run, but has power, check check for a poor ground from the motor. A bad connection at the feed or ground will create a lot of heat without the motor running. If all of these check out, replace the motor.

Ken Styer

thanks guys im thinking the key was on but im going out to work on it some more tonight will find out for sure .
got the ol girl running tonightthe new motor sounds great ,now i just need to rebuild the carb ,lol!i hate to have to sell it but due to my back i can hardly aford to keep it ,let aloan git in and out of it!!well let you know what i find out on the wiper motor,and thanks again guys !!!!!!

ok guys i finally got back to working on the wiper motor and with the key off its fine but when i try to use it it doesent work ,could the wipers them selfs be tied up since they havent been used in like 2 yrs or am i looking at replacing the motor ?? ive looked for a reset switch under the colum but there is only one there pull out or push up thats all i see .

You will have one wire hot at all times the key is on. This is so the park position will operate. Turn the switch to high and you will have an additional hot wire. Turn on low and the high will stay on, and the low wire will also come on. The last wire is the ground, this may be a strap. If all of these check out, you have a bad wiper motor, or something is binding the motor.
If you have delay wires there are a few more, but the others still remain the same.
You have two more wires going to the cover for the washers, One is hot with the key on and the other is grounded when you push the washer switch.

Ken Styer

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ok thanks ill check that in the morn when i go out to the shop thank , ill let ya know what i find