Wiring Madness AKA "take it in the shorts" 1972 type3

[dtrumbo]

The green wire is what makes the park function work. Solder it back where it came from and it will have a chance of working.

The "independent" power supply is provided by the black wire with the grey stripe connected to terminal 53a (both on the wiper switch and the wiper motor). Assuming the physical park position hasn't been messed with, once the electrical functionality is restored it should park properly.

Is this what your motor looks like?

Does the black connector on the end of the wire harness shown in the above photo plug into the mystery add-on box? If so, perhaps it's a junction box instead of a evil P.O. add-on box. Most definitely necessary if that's the case.

[hambone]

Yeah the box looks stock. Must be part of the wiper circuit. It is double soldered to one of the motor leads.

[hambone]

Wiper function has been restored after I successfully re-soldered the terminal to the wiper motor, upside down, under the dash, feeding solder thru the front vent opening. I am impressed. A Mercury astronaut on the launch pad.
Instrument lites now work. Bad bulbs, dirty connections, dirty switch rheostat.
Rewired the circuit to the back tail lights. A mad journey but it is safely tucked out of the way. It was fried all the way back!
Gypsie helped with trying to get the turn signals fixed but it was getting late. Emergency flasher switch was disassembled, but no fault was found. Left side turn signals would work properly for a spell, then quit. Right side does nothing. Pulling the emergency switch blows the appropriate fuse. I am leaning towards a short in the right signal circuit, but am not at all sure how to climb this mountain. Ironically, the hack job on the wiring by the P.O. wasn't really extensive, but has caused extensive problems. I'm sure sitting in a non-climate controlled building for 15 years without windows hasn't been kind to connections.
Also, the high beam relay works now. Why? Why ask. Thank you.