I got Newport's kits on all three cars and they do a very good job.


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I bought mine from Newport many years ago. The only problem I have is the sweep isn't long enough. If the wipers park flush they only sweep to the vertical on my windshield. Sufficient for the few times I drive in the rain but I'd rather have another 4 inches or so. I'm sure if I moved the hole on the rotating arm out a bit it would cure it. Just never got to it. Newport did ask me to send them pictures years ago but I didn't do that either. So I guess officially that is no complaint. I think it was an assembly error with a wrong part or something they fixed later. No matter I still love them and the two speed is plenty. I also liked being able to use the original dash knob.

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

After following their instructions for over 2 hours laying on my 75 year old back with the front seat unbolted trying to put in the included screws; I got 2 10-23 screws 1/2” long and installed them in the original cars bracket from the top down, held the unit up on the screws now studs and installed 2 10-32 nuts from my stash... took 5 minutes. Wrote them a letter on how to make this installation ez.
To clear the new unit for the left defrost duct I sized it down using PVC fittings and of course a smaller diameter flexible hose. I love the wipers and they work excellent. I just bought the 2 speed because I rarely use them.

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Here is an install of the Newport Engineering wiper motor ...
https://www.hotrodreverend.com/post/2018/03/12/1955-ford-part-40-windshield-wipers-wiper-motor-upgrade


Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

As for wipers, many have gone to electric mostly using Newport’s. The vacuum port is still used on a Ford, not sure on a Merc, for the heater valve if yours still has one. If your planning to keep the car a factory maintenance/overhaul manual is a good idea. Repos are good and ClassicCarWiring.com sells an 11x17 laminated schematic of your specific car in color for about $20. Comes in very handy.

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

You guys are great. Thanks for all the advice. I now have some work to do on identifying the components I'm working with and testing the vacuum advance. Thanks for the tip on using a little transmission fluid to help the wiper motor as well.

The Infamous Cardone 30-2808 Distributors seem to be back available again. I don't know if the have come up with a "Fix" for too short Shafts or not. They were unavailable for what seemed like a Year and now they are again listed on Ebay. Be interesting to hear from Someone who purchased One recently and see how they measure up now.

  

Just a thought but when did this happen? Was it running ok then suddenly bad? Are you sure the damper hasn't slipped?

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Hi Witz

Can you post some pics of the distributor and carb?

MplsMike
'56 Parklane
Minneapolis, MN

All great advice.  As others have stated, the early distributor carburetor mismatch is a common problem with pre 57 YBlocks.  If you install a 57 or later distributor with centrifugal advance you will think you have a different engine.  These distributors are getting hard to find.  There are new replacements, but they are pricey.  There is a lot of information on this forum about auto parts store "rebuilt" distributors.   Spend some time reading through it and you will know what to look for.