Wiper Switch Alert
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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
Comet, just a personal observation, the motors are different. I had to remove the arm off the spindle on the motor and move it to the upgrade to get it to park correctly. It's been about 5 years since I did mine and can't remember if I have to swap the motor in the mount as well.
John
John
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Can anyone help out with the three to four wiring change? I have a 65 F250 single speed wiper and want to go to a delay/multi-speed style. How to I wire it and what kind of switch do I need? (What models can I pull from)
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From: Boulder Creek, Ca
Believe the 2 speed motors are same from 69 thru 79, but will need a switch with the relay from 73 thru 79. Shopped online thru Napa, and Autozone the motor will run about $250, and the switch with relay between $40-$50. May want to consider obtaining 2 speed motor from a Pic N Pull and purchase a new switch. Have not been able to find decent switch thru salavage yet. There is a related web page that should be helpful as noted by other member. Run search on goggle and narrow field to 69-72 Ford truck forum and should find article. Unfortunately, believe new members have to have "X" number of post before they can send email. If unable to locate forum and interested let me know and can try and email the web address.
dave
dave
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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
My converted 66 came with a one speed motor. All of the necessery wiring is on the motor harness. (Do not cut anything.) I parted out my donor, and moved motor, wiring, switch all over to my 66. I think I had to change the mounting bracket and arm on the motor for parking. My deley came from another truck and plugged into my new switch socket.
hope this clears the water some
John
hope this clears the water some
John
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My problem is the multi speed motor didn't come witha schematic, so I don't know what to wire up to. My guess is going to be the switch is what I'm missing to help clear this up. Guess I'll hit the JY this week and see what I can find...
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Geeze Guys! Read the two technical articles on this site. Look in the classifieds on this site as well. I often see these modern wiper systems for sale. The only thing I ever use from the 66 system is the wiper motor arm. ***** are available new from Carpenter and after you do this swap no one will ever know. Until you turn on the wipers of course.
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William is right, but to make it even easier, here is what I just went through to get a system for someone:
Remove the wiring harness between the wiper switch, the delay module and the wiper. It unplugs. Cut the ORANGE wire going from the wiper harness into the main harness; be sure to cut it as long as possible to give you more flexibility to mount it in your truck.
Remove the wiper switch.
There are two plugs in the back of the wiper switch:
1. The main harness discussed above.
2. A second plug, with 2 wires, one green and one black with a white stripe. These are the wires for the squirts. Cut this one as long as possible as well, to hook into a squirts motor.
There is also a ground wire with a loop connector on the back of the switch to ground it.
Remove the bellcrank and the bracket from the wiper motor, and discard them.
Remove the original switch and wiper motor, keep the original bell crank and bracket, and tie the original wiring harness up out of the way.
Install the system into your truck; connect the orange wire to a power supply.
That's it.
Remove the wiring harness between the wiper switch, the delay module and the wiper. It unplugs. Cut the ORANGE wire going from the wiper harness into the main harness; be sure to cut it as long as possible to give you more flexibility to mount it in your truck.
Remove the wiper switch.
There are two plugs in the back of the wiper switch:
1. The main harness discussed above.
2. A second plug, with 2 wires, one green and one black with a white stripe. These are the wires for the squirts. Cut this one as long as possible as well, to hook into a squirts motor.
There is also a ground wire with a loop connector on the back of the switch to ground it.
Remove the bellcrank and the bracket from the wiper motor, and discard them.
Remove the original switch and wiper motor, keep the original bell crank and bracket, and tie the original wiring harness up out of the way.
Install the system into your truck; connect the orange wire to a power supply.
That's it.
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