Re: [AMC-list] Classic OD

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

I have two vacuum wiper cars. A nice study in contrasts!

The 63 American. When I readied it for the road, I pulled the wiper motor,
but found that it was fine (recently new/rebuilt or I was just lucky), so I
lubed it and replaced the cracked hose (its main problem). I rebuilt the
fuel/wiper pump, so that's fine. Lubricated the cable and the thing is a
dream to operate. With the wipers on their fastest setting,and going up an
extremely steep hill where engine vacuum drops to 0, you can *just tell*
that the wipers have slowed down. Utterly insignificant. You couldn't pay me
to put electrics in it.

You can't run them with the engine off. However, when you're washing the
car, you can move the wiper arms to clean them. Decent enough tradeoff for
me.

The 63 Classic. Never had the booster pump, this was a propane car for 20
years then TBI fuel injection. The wiper motor was worn out past anything
sensible -- in 1989. I popped the rivets in the wiper and made my own seal,
and made my own flip-flop valve from silicone. Doesn't work for sh**. Runs
off manifold vacuum. Yes, I'm an idiot, as this is my road trip car. You'd
think I would have good wipers in this car. And I've owned it over 20 years,
so there's been plenty of "get a round tuit" time.

Eh, someday.
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