just notice I don't have one, are the 54 wiper motor vacuum or electricaly
opererated. The truck has a 6 volt pos. grd. , how much touble is it to convert to 12 volt neg ground system.. and what would I have to change... At the present time there is a 8 volt battery in my truck any thoughts as to why....

Thanks

Terry

 

Vacuum was standard, electric was an option (I think).

 

My 54 has stock vaccume wiper motor but I control it with the gas pedal on the highway.!!!!

Due to the vaccume source, when traveling at hwy speed the wipers dont have a strong enough pull thru vaccume to make the journey across the windshield....so you briefly lift off the gas pedal a little, in turn slowing the rpm's of the motor and the vaccume comes up and the wipers go across.
My kids think it real cool the way it works!
New rebuild on motor should yield more vaccume power (I hope). If not the electric conversions are about 150.00

Ed

 

Have an electric 6V in my 55. Works barely, but, I never drive in the rain so makes little difference. Changing to 12V involves a fair amount of work.
Fred

 

I had the electric wiper setup in my 51 and it was an option and 6 volt, I also have it in my 53 again an option and 6 volt. In both of these trucks they worked great, by worked great I mean I don't have the 51 any longer. I do however have a 6 volt complete setup, that came from a 51-52, complete with switch, new wire harness and it works.

I don't know it the 51-52 will interchange with 54, but if it does and you need one its for sale.

 

If you setup will work on my 54 I would be interested in a purchase....

How much ?

 

$100.00 plus Shipping.

 

It might be easier to work out the details of the sale using e-mail or the private messaging system. Have fun.

 

15 day rule, 15 post, can't email anyone........

 

George, your right I tried to send a private message but I guess it didn't reach it destination. Just sent another maybe it will get through.

 

JW, you should be able to e-mail Terry. He set up an e-mail address when he registered. Click on his name in the post above and choose "Send e-mail ...". Private messaging may not work until Terry gets more posts.

Once Terry gets your e-mail, he can reply and you guys should be set. That's if I got all the details right.

 

Earl is right... electrical was an option with the Deluxe Cab in 54. Mine is electric and I am running 12 volts through a resistor.

The motor runs a little fast but in the last 26 years, I've never had to replace the motor and this is a daily driver - the linkage on the other hand is a problem. I'm thinking that due to the motor running a little faster then intended, the bushings on the linkage tend to wear out - I've replaced them many times.

However, I lived for many years in the "snow belt" of the Pacific Northwest and pushed a lot of wet, heavy snow off the widshield. Now that I'm in a little more temperate climent, I plan on just leaving well enough alone - if the linkage problem occurs again, I'll look into slowing the motor down a little more appropritately.

 

I have a Chryco Wiper Motor that mounts into the linkage assembly however, the shaft from the motor is a little short to accommodate teh linkage arm bushings as well as the clip to hold it all in place.

Has anyone come up with a "work around" for this ?

GW