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    That '62 diagram is the one I keep tripping over - no wiper circuit. The '63 (left) looks like what I think the circuit should be: Red to switch from circuit breaker (positive power feed), black from switch to motor (probably low speed), orange-black from switch to motor (probably high speed), blue from circuit breaker to motor (power feed to the park switch circuit). The park switch is internal to the motor, and not noted on the diagram.
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    YEAH, that's exactly what I was thinking I hope Y'all know that I'm joking 'cause I don't have a clue I'm just in a silly mood this morning but it keeps me from throwing things that I have to replace later on

    My problem is that "without" a complete rewire, I am destined to use ?part? of what the PO has done and apply it to Y'alls suggestions with my fingers crossed.

    UPDATE: I pulled the switch out yesterday and pulled the two wires that were connected to it out this morning. If you will notice the pic below you will see a wire on the center right and one to the outer left - - - the one to the center right was originally connected to the wiper motor and the other was coming from the engine bay/battery? and was continuously HOT all the time even with the key off. There was another constant hot wire also hooked to the wiper motor that was spliced into the hot side of the brake light unit. NOW, or as of this morning, the brake light unit has only two wires as it's supposed to (?I think?) and if that "tiny" spark that I created didn't blow a fuse then I should still have brake lights - - - all the gauges still work and it cranked afterwards so ?maybe? that is a plus.

    I'm thinking that I'll take the switch with me when I drive up next week to pick up the wiper motor that my buddy has fixed for me and get him to check it out and maybe draw me a diagram with "Crayons" (more my style) that I can bring home and wire with an inline fuse possibly???

    Thanks for everyone's help on this I do appreciate it and couldn't have gotten this far without it. Now I'm headed to make a BR and then I'm kicking back in honor of all the real "Laborers" out there.

    Have a blessed and safe Holiday Weekend Y'all !
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    Here's the ?grasp? that I have on this wiper wiring so far.

    1. The switch should be served with a fused hot wire when the ignition is on.
    2. There should be two wires coming from the switch to the motor (one for low speed and one for high speed)
    3. The wiper motor is grounded by "it's" mounting bolts and ?I think? the switch is also but it could possibly require a separate ground wire.

    Am I even close?
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