g'day guys

im having trouble with my vacuum wipers they work but after  about 3-4 wipes the left one goes of the outside edge of the windsareen & they stick there i have to put my arm out the window & give them a push or if i take my foot of the throttle they will sometimes thump back into position really hard any ideas on what could be causing it thanks

moz. geelong victoria australia.

graduate 1980, bus, truck, car, hot rod, boat, submarine, hovercraft, hydrafoil, firetruck, mobile home, jet, helicopter, cruise ship, motorcycle, bicycle, santa's sleigh, clock, alloy bullbar, alloy fuel tank, lens, dr who's tardis, matter - anti matter warp drive buffer & y-block lover

My first guess would be the splines are worn where the arm fits on the shaft that protrudes through the cowl.

  Dennis in Lititz PA

Moz,

Through them away . Go for electric wipers .I just bought a set from New Port Engineering in Washinton ,MO. (636 239-1698) .I called them ,gave them the order & credit card details and had them delivered to my front door in about a week .They do have a website ,but it is not set up to buy from ,if you live outside USA.

Lon

PS. Moz ,give Cusso Bill a call ,he may have some ???

yblocksdownunder

Moz, you could try a new set of rubbers and also closer to home is castle auto electrics who make an electric wiper kit, also lon,s suggestion.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Hi, If you think it could be the motor, go to ebay and search 1953 Buick wiper motor. I did and got 2 N.O.S. motors for my 55 for under $25 ea. Same motor as FoMoCo, only not near as much in demand. Put one on with only minor alterations, I think it was with the pivots on the arm. Has worked for five years, no problem. Electric wipers are darn good but are pretty expensive for some of us.

Old Y Block

Kerrville, Texas

Go to electric - I use the New Ports and like them (have on three cars).

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

I like electric wipers too, but I ran vacuum wipers for many years. If your fuel pump is working right, you have no vacuum leaks and the motor and linkage is in good shape, they really aren't that bad. They usually stall opposite of the park position when something is wrong.

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

thanks for the ideas guys maybe time to go electric with all the hills i have to go up & down everyday most of the time they dont work on a brighter note went to a hotrod show today on the way home i showed 3 scrubs & 1 harley how fast y-blocks are i left them standing still

moz. geelong victoria australia.

graduate 1980, bus, truck, car, hot rod, boat, submarine, hovercraft, hydrafoil, firetruck, mobile home, jet, helicopter, cruise ship, motorcycle, bicycle, santa's sleigh, clock, alloy bullbar, alloy fuel tank, lens, dr who's tardis, matter - anti matter warp drive buffer & y-block lover

I remember one time my dad tied a string to the good wiper arm and when it went to the side and started to return it pulled the other wiper to wipe the windscreen. Worked well as I remember. Those were the days....

55Birdman  Hickory NC

I'd been looking at a replacement for mine. Eventually I will update the fuel system with an electric pump and better fuel filter. The vacuume wipers don't work they're best anyway this would push them beyond useful. There are some "50's charm" items that don't charm me.

Do the newport wipers have intermittent? I can't make sense of their web site and Do the Castle wipers switch fit in the original position using the original knob? Twice the price but would prefer local and there's always freight to consider.

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)