Wipers not working

My windshield wipers are not working . Trouble shooting info appreciated.

What year? I believe there are different wipers and switches for the diff years.
I have a 62 and just got mine working so I may be able to help.

Craig

Here is how mine is, single speed wiper
Switch has 3 wire plug. Red - 12V in. Blue and Black wire going to the motor.
Black wire is switched. Operates wipers in on position
Blue wire is for the park. Will have 12V even when switch is in off position
Motor is grounded through the mounting.
Hope this helps

So test one is unplug the motor,,,,see if you have power to it,,,,,now where does that power come from,,,,,an inline fuse,,,,,a fuse on the headlight switch or some of those have a circuit breaker in the switch,,,,,,

Mine is the 2 speed switch 1965.

Bob, like Donivan said you have to make sure you have power going to the switch. According to the file from another Econoline group I visit, your 2 speed wiper will have 3 wires going to the motor. Red, green and black wires. I dont know which is which but one will be low speed, one will be high speed and the other will be for the park function. Im sure someone else here will know the orientation.
Basics - make sure you have power going to the switch - Make sure the motor is grounded
Check power going through the switch.
When the switch is off there will be power going to the park wire to the motor. This returns the wipers to the off position.
First switch position should send power to the low speed wire. Color?
Second position should send power to the high speed wire. Color?
If you have power through the switch in these tests the motor may be bad but make sure its grounded correctly before you make that determination. There is no ground wire. Its grounded through the mounting bolts.
Hope you figure it out

Craig

So Craig, if you got time, I would like to know if the switch has a ground circuit in it,,,,if you pulled it out of the dash and see if it affects the way the wipers work and park,,,,,,no big deal,,,,,,I am just trying to figure out Fords way of doing things,,,,,,

Make no mistake, I am no expert when it come to these vans, I just happened to pull my wiper system this week so I got a good look at it.
No ground circuit through the switch. Ground is through the mounting. When I was first looking at the wiper and wiring, knowing I had a single speed, I thought the black wire running from the switch to the motor was a ground and was surprised when I removed the wiper assembly and checked it out. Black wire on mine (62) was the main power supply from the switch to run the wipers.
Have a couple of pics but I guess Im going to have to relearn how to post a pic. Somethings different from the last time I did it.

Pics

Wow that was easier than I remember to post pics
Here's the other pic of the back side

,,,you know more than Ford does,,,,,it does not even show the wiper motor and switch wiring in their shop manual,,,,,,,,

here is the wiring diagram for the wipers

hope this helps

JIm in NJ aka Casimier

.........my book is missing that page...could you print the next page for me?

Casimier, I got the whole page when I printed it out,,,,,that page is different than the shop manual,,,,but,,,,,,you fixed a problem I did not even know I had,,,,,,,,Thanks,,,,,,,,,,

Thanks for all the help.
DB

DB
Did you get it figured out?

I got ! No current to the switch. One wire and I'm wiping . Windshield wiping that is