Ok, on to the next issue on my 1987 fox and starting this thread for help. The windshield wipers come on but shut off when the headlights are turned on. Bad news is this 1987 was a 4cyl to 5.0 swap. So wiring could be the culprit. Posting here to see if anyone has seen this issue before in general? I'm about to start digging through the 1987 EVTM.
Some things I had questions on and things to note:
I'm leaning towards the MFS being an issue or wiring there as an issue. Thoughts?
*UPDATE FIX*
Well finally was able to dedicate some time to this. Found the issue was a bad ground at wipe wiper motor. Ran a separate ground to the the shock tower and all is well now. All speeds work.
Some things I had questions on and things to note:
- Just using the headlights by themselves -> whenever I turn the headlights OFF, a chime rings is that normal? When this chime rings after turning OFF the headlights, the warning indicators on the bottom right (1987 cluster) all come on - I'm guessing this not normal
- Wipers come on but speed adjustment on stalk doesn't do anything. Turning on the headlights stops the wiper even if the wiper switch is on.
- The Multifunction switch appears to be new. Anyone hear of the wrong MFS causing this issue?
I'm leaning towards the MFS being an issue or wiring there as an issue. Thoughts?
*UPDATE FIX*
Well finally was able to dedicate some time to this. Found the issue was a bad ground at wipe wiper motor. Ran a separate ground to the the shock tower and all is well now. All speeds work.
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