The vacuum wipers leave much to be desired if you plan to do much wet-weather
driving. The motors can be rebuilt, and improved by using the later dual action
fuel pumps, but for about the same money ($150 or so), the NewPort 12V
conversion can be installed. It's pretty much a bolt-in deal, although some
fitting is required and some users have reported interference with the original
choke cable. If the intermittent delay option is installed (a very worthwhile
feature), the switch can't be used in the original location.
Jack / Winter Park FL
------Original Message------
From: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
To: oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: February 21, 2000 12:49:52 AM GMT
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Windshield wipers
My 49 has a bad windshield wiper vacuum motor. I need opinions on what to do
from here. Do I order a replacement vacuum motor, or go electric. I am not
certain how the 49's wipers worked when new. It has a 235 motor in it. The
rub is, I may eventually restore this truck (frame-up) and its in too good a
shape to not go mostly original. Since I feel strongly about going 12 volts,
maybe the wipers were as poor as the original electrical system and I should
also allow electric wipers?
Thanks
Deve
50 3100
49 3600
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