Intermittent wiper conversion.

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Dec 16, 2003 | 06:19 AM

f100beatertruck

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Intermittent wiper conversion.

On my 86 F150 XL, how hard would it be to convert my two speed wipers to 3 speed intermittent?

Dec 16, 2003 | 07:09 AM

Big Red

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Not a problem at all. I did that last year on my '83 F100... best option I ever added. You need to find an intermittent switch unit from a junk yard or where I got mine... eBay. I think they are all the same from '80 thru '86. Make sure you get the switch and "black box" attached with the wiring harness. Then just remove the old one and the new one just plugs into the same harness... no need to change the motor. Remember to attach the green ground wire to a good under dash ground.

Dec 16, 2003 | 08:57 AM

Oscar Meier

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Ditto - The hardest part is getting the **** off the wiper control shaft.

You need a hook arrangement to depress the metal keeper up into the **** to pull it off the shaft.

Don't think you can just pull it off - It's like a chinese finger trap - the harder you pull the tighter it gets.

Chiltens manual has instructions on **** removal. BigRed is right any 80-86 control will just plug in and it works great - a huge difference over the old two-speed control.

Dec 16, 2003 | 09:04 AM

Big Red

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Yes the **** would be an issue... my old one was broken and would fall off by itself. The one I installed had a **** with it so it just snapped in place when the new unit was installed.

Good Luck!

Dec 16, 2003 | 06:23 PM

f100beatertruck

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Cool... Thanks guys.

Dec 16, 2003 | 07:51 PM

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Is it possible to just buy a new intermittent switch from the auto parts store and just plug it in?

Frank

Dec 16, 2003 | 07:53 PM

Big Red

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Not sure but anything is possible. They come up on eay quite regularly... cheap too... I got mine fo $10.

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Dec 16, 2003 | 08:25 PM

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Well damn...I can't get my ebay account to come up for nothing. I hadn't used it forever, and tried to fire it up the other day, but it won't let me in :-( LOL so ebay is out of my reach atm (and that's prolly a good thing...........)

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