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Technical => Body/Appearance/Interior => Topic started by: Sly1990 on September 15, 2005, 06:22:27 AM

Title: Hydraulic Wipers?
Post by: Sly1990 on September 15, 2005, 06:22:27 AM
My 67 T-bird has the Hydraulic wipers (connected to power steering pump).  :disappoin

Does it exist an electric equivalent to replace it? or will I have to be a fitting master with a motor from an other car?  :bowdown:

I dont know if it works right now (no engine in the car) but i would prefer to have Electric Wiper anyway....

Any tips?  :bowdown:
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Post by: Funky Cricket on September 15, 2005, 11:22:50 AM
ugh. that sounds over complicated.
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Post by: 88turbo on September 15, 2005, 11:55:54 AM
there might be an electric motor out there for you.  do you have a pic of the current motor?
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Post by: Sly1990 on September 15, 2005, 11:10:57 PM
Voila!
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Post by: vinnietbird on September 15, 2005, 11:54:55 PM
That sucks.
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Post by: 88turbo on September 16, 2005, 12:02:41 AM
I've never seen a setup like that.. I think you may be stuck with it
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Post by: Sly1990 on September 16, 2005, 12:18:47 AM
Anyone else more optimistic?  :dunno:

.... Let's hope it's still working then.... :(
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Post by: jkirchman on September 16, 2005, 10:00:05 AM
I don't see any signs of leaks or anything around the fittings or the wiper linkage.  Hopefully it'll still work.  If you used an electric motor you'd have to use an aftermarket wiper switch and it just wouldn't look right in the interior.  Plus you'd have to fabricate some kind of custom bracket to attach the motor to the wiper linkage.  Either that or maybe there is another car out there that has electric wipers with similar dimensions and you would be able to use that car's equipment.
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Post by: softtouch on September 17, 2005, 05:42:18 PM
Interesting! I had never heard of this set-up before.
I sure remember the vacuum operated wipers. What a PITA they were. When you stepped on the gas and the vacuum dropped the wipers would stall. You had to "adjust" your driving just to keep the wipers working.
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Post by: oldraven on September 19, 2005, 02:13:55 PM
Quote from: 88turbo
I've never seen a setup like that.. I think you may be stuck with it


I think they all had that setup, in the pre-alternator days (generators).

*edit*
Doh, I was thinking vaccum wipers, not Hydraulic.
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on September 25, 2005, 03:01:09 PM
i would try 68-72 full size cars and maybe also other t-birds of later vintage