RE: Anything for sale? Gremlin gotcha's...

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

An excessively worn motor (like one that was operated with little to no oil 
pressure) will cause the wipers to operate slowly due to lower than normal 
manifold vacuum. They also work slowly when it's really cold out but after 
the engine's up to temperature, they work okay (that may actually be an age 
issue since old grease gets hard when it's cold out). The only real problem 
I see with them is that the fuel pumps are harder to get which means your 
car's going to be off the road for a while when the fuel pump goes. For a 
car that's more of a toy, it's not an issue but it would be for a daily driver.

Also, weren't electric wipers standard starting in 1970 or 1971? I vaguely 
remember someone posting a long time ago that vacuum wipers were available 
as a delete option (made the car cheaper) for a year or two on some models 
after electrics were standard but I couldn't imagine that it was a popular 
option.

Matt

At 11:40 PM 11/22/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> If the vacuum pump, wiper motor, and hoses are good, there's nothing terribly
> wrong with vacuum wipers. Electric wipers can have there problems also, 
> although
> perhaps not as many. :)
>
>
> Ken
>
>
> Quoting "Scott G. Goss" <Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > Thanks for the tip -- Having never owned an AMC, I didn't even know
> > those existed....that reminds me of some of the old VW's where pressure
> > from the spare tire drove the windshield fluid squirters. Vacuum wipers
> > sound even more troublesome though...
> >
> > I'll watch out for them.
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matt Haas [mailto:mhaas@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:28 PM
> > To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: Anything for sale? Gremlin gotcha's...
> >
> > <snip>
> > >   Items to watch out for - vacuum windshield wipers.
> > >SUCK big time.
> > <snip>
> >
> > ... but only when working properly.
> >
> > Matt

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