Electric wiper
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From: Newberg, OR
1930 Dodge,
here's a link to more on the wiper motor. There are some other threads but I can't seem to ever find ones I've looked at before. Anyway, I think the 60s Ford truck motor would have been easy to fit but it was pretty worn out. I did use the switch out of that old truck. The switch also pushes to run a window washer fluid pump that I might add some day. Your wiper bracket looks like it has a crank arm on both ends of the motor and that's a lot different than mine. I suppose you could lengthen one of the drag struts and drive both with one crank arm. What I was trying to show in the photos is how I located the motor shaft. I marked the location where both pitman arms were far left, then far right, and then centered the motor shaft halfway between the 2. The vac motor does not turn 360 degrees so the crank arm length needs to be adjusted so it is a little shorter than the pitman arms. As is my custom I welded it up and then tested it, then cut it apart to adjust the length. Most guys mock it up before they tighten and weld everything down. Hope this helps. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-question.html
here's a link to more on the wiper motor. There are some other threads but I can't seem to ever find ones I've looked at before. Anyway, I think the 60s Ford truck motor would have been easy to fit but it was pretty worn out. I did use the switch out of that old truck. The switch also pushes to run a window washer fluid pump that I might add some day. Your wiper bracket looks like it has a crank arm on both ends of the motor and that's a lot different than mine. I suppose you could lengthen one of the drag struts and drive both with one crank arm. What I was trying to show in the photos is how I located the motor shaft. I marked the location where both pitman arms were far left, then far right, and then centered the motor shaft halfway between the 2. The vac motor does not turn 360 degrees so the crank arm length needs to be adjusted so it is a little shorter than the pitman arms. As is my custom I welded it up and then tested it, then cut it apart to adjust the length. Most guys mock it up before they tighten and weld everything down. Hope this helps. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-question.html
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From: Nanaimo British Columbia
1930 Dodge
Sorry if I came across telling you the only way to go was to spend the money on an expensive aftermarket kit.
That was the option I took because of no space under dash with A/C, wanting a clean firewall and living in a RainForest area (more rain than sun some months)
I enjoy building and coming up with cheap but workable solutions as well.
We all must build our trucks the way that we want for what will work best for our situations, daily driver or weekender.
Good luck, Kevin
Sorry if I came across telling you the only way to go was to spend the money on an expensive aftermarket kit.
That was the option I took because of no space under dash with A/C, wanting a clean firewall and living in a RainForest area (more rain than sun some months)
I enjoy building and coming up with cheap but workable solutions as well.
We all must build our trucks the way that we want for what will work best for our situations, daily driver or weekender.
Good luck, Kevin
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No reason to answer each post individually but thanks for each and every post, I enjoy hearing everyones input.
I picked up a complete package today, I dont want to say what its out of because I dont even know if I can make it work but I am going to give it a try and take lots of pictures and hopefully when I am finished I will have another alternative to this problem.
I have tried the resistors and depending on the amps avail the speed is inconsistent. Maybe I have the wrong resistor, I dont know, I am shooting in the dark. At this point though I am going to try this new direction.
I picked up a complete package today, I dont want to say what its out of because I dont even know if I can make it work but I am going to give it a try and take lots of pictures and hopefully when I am finished I will have another alternative to this problem.
I have tried the resistors and depending on the amps avail the speed is inconsistent. Maybe I have the wrong resistor, I dont know, I am shooting in the dark. At this point though I am going to try this new direction.
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1930 Dodge
Sorry if I came across telling you the only way to go was to spend the money on an expensive aftermarket kit.
That was the option I took because of no space under dash with A/C, wanting a clean firewall and living in a RainForest area (more rain than sun some months)
I enjoy building and coming up with cheap but workable solutions as well.
We all must build our trucks the way that we want for what will work best for our situations, daily driver or weekender.
Good luck, Kevin
Sorry if I came across telling you the only way to go was to spend the money on an expensive aftermarket kit.
That was the option I took because of no space under dash with A/C, wanting a clean firewall and living in a RainForest area (more rain than sun some months)
I enjoy building and coming up with cheap but workable solutions as well.
We all must build our trucks the way that we want for what will work best for our situations, daily driver or weekender.
Good luck, Kevin
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Purpose of the thread is to get other people ideas of what they have done to have wipers in their truck without opening up a catalog and spending gobs of money, any and all ideas of how people have done this are appreciated. I guess I was not clear enough in my initial post and no offense taken.
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As strange as this sounds I did have someone yesterday suggest running two accessories in-line with one another say the fan motor and the wiper, he told me to just run them both at the same time and I would be good to go.
As far as the marine motors I dont think I am going to have much luck finding these in an automotive salvage yard but better luck next time. Thanks
As far as the marine motors I dont think I am going to have much luck finding these in an automotive salvage yard but better luck next time. Thanks