Vacumn wiper hookup ?
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Vacumn wiper hookup ?
I can't find a picture so I need help. The vacumn motor (56 f100) has a pivot which is shaped like an upside down V and on the end of each arm of this V is the pivot which the arm going to the wiper base on each side of the truck attaches. Does the connection from the drivers side attach to the nearest pivot (arm ) or does it cross to the far side of the upside down V?
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Hey Julie, working on my brother in laws 36 Chevy pickup. On the firewall is a small electric/vacuum switch. In other words, a switch with 2 wires exiting one end, and a vacuum line going the other, with a small check valve in it. I can't figure out where this goes. The hose would reach the vacuum ports at the base of the carb (Edelbrock 600) No idea where the wires go. The wipers are vacuum, but motor is in the cab. There used to be a Quadrajet on there, and thought maybe the wires went somewhere on it. (there are already electric choke wires in place). Thanks. Sorry bout the hijack.
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Hey Julie, working on my brother in laws 36 Chevy pickup. On the firewall is a small electric/vacuum switch. In other words, a switch with 2 wires exiting one end, and a vacuum line going the other, with a small check valve in it. I can't figure out where this goes. The hose would reach the vacuum ports at the base of the carb (Edelbrock 600) No idea where the wires go. The wipers are vacuum, but motor is in the cab. There used to be a Quadrajet on there, and thought maybe the wires went somewhere on it. (there are already electric choke wires in place). Thanks. Sorry bout the hijack.
Stupid question: Do you have anything that doesn't work?
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Julie, thanks for the picture, Mine looks exactly like that EXCEPT the pivot arm at the motor has two arms instead of one. As I said before it is shaped like an upside down V, with the motor shaft attached in the center at the piont of the V and has two connection points which are app. 3" apart on the ends of each arm. Could be that is is not orginal. How do the wipers move on the windshield? parallel or opposite?
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Julie, thanks for the picture, Mine looks exactly like that EXCEPT the pivot arm at the motor has two arms instead of one. As I said before it is shaped like an upside down V, with the motor shaft attached in the center at the piont of the V and has two connection points which are app. 3" apart on the ends of each arm. Could be that is is not orginal. How do the wipers move on the windshield? parallel or opposite?
http://i.ebayimg.com/03/!BYn!gDg!Wk~...+h+(w~~_35.JPG
And the link if you want to look at the other pics
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1949-...=p4506.c0.m245
The wipers should work in Parallel.
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Are the wires your asking about electrical wires or wires in a sheath? Vacuum switches had a push pull motion to turn the wipers off and on. This is done with a solid core wires in sheath. I may have read your question wrong but think that may be the wires your asking about.
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Vac connection is at the base of the carb.
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I don't see any stray wires that seem aimless or homeless connected to the vacuum, only a wayward tube. The bottom of the carb has two shiny silver plugs on the base. I suppose it is one of those? Besides a nipple to go into the carbs do I need anything else in there?
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