Rogillio Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 My 26 Coupe had a single, hand operated windshield wiper. It didn't have any rubber and had various paints on the arms. I took it off and stripped to bare metal and will paint it. For the blade I took an old wiper off my pick up truck and cut it to length....basically made a blade. But it looks really good.But I noticed there are 3 holes on the windshield....indicating the single arm is not original. Should the 26 Coupe have an electrical wiper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMF Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 This vacuum wiper motor might be what you are looking for. I bought and sold this wiper motor years ago because my car's wiper fits on a bracket outside. Good luck finding one like this. It was made of pot (die cast) metal and they were prone to warping over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Yeas, that looks like the hole pattern. Looks like it still had an arm to operate manually? How dis this work? Where did it get it's vacuum from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 This is is the wiper blade I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMF Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Attached are 3 photo's of the vacuum wiper motor after my attempt to restore it. You can see the bracket for the original motor is on the outside of the car. In order to make it fit, I had to shim it away from thewindshield. I wanted to make it look as original as possible even though it was obviously made for an inside mount. You would get the vacuum from a "T" fitting on the vacuum tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMF Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Shown below are 2 photo's of how /where the vacuum line is attached to the vacuum tank. Notice the black rubber hose going into the firewall. The 3rd photo is of the little wiper control knob located to the left of the choke lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Shown below are 2 photo's of how /where the vacuum line is attached to the vacuum tank. Notice the black rubber hose going into the firewall. The 3rd photo is of the little wiper control knob located to the left of the choke lever.[ATTACH=CONFIG]275249[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]275250[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]275251[/ATTACH]awesome pictures. Are the 2 motor shots pre and post restore/paint job or different cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 awesome pictures. Are the 2 motor shots pre and post restore/paint job or different cars?Definitely two different engines/cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Definitely two different engines/cars.What gives it away? Edited October 12, 2014 by Rogillio (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) What gives it away?Look at the raised pads on the sides of the blocks. One has more rounded corners and is shaped differently. Edited October 12, 2014 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Good eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bohlig Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I converted my '28 std. 6 to electric. Both the 6 and12 volt motors are available from Model A and T suppliers such as Snyder's and Little Dearborn. I don't know of anyone restoring vacuum wipers.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMF Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 http://www.wiperman.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke01 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Fiken doesn't repair the pot metal units. I asked while at Hershey last week. Zeke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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