DoubleG Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Does anyone have a vacuum wiper motor for a 1924 DB touring? Or even a picture of one? Mine is missing and I have no idea what I'm looking for. I have all the vacuum lines that go down the windshield post and that lead to the vacuum tank. Also it appears the mounting holes are not equally spaced from the wiper shaft hole. This is a tough one. I would appreciate any help I can get.GG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Try WiperMan.COM - Wipers, Wipers, Wipers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Gary Wallace, the Chevy four cylinder guy, sells new wiper parts. DB and Chevy are mostly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMF Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) I will try and attach 3 photo's of the wiper motor for my '25 Coach --- have no idea if this will fit a touring car. There is a bracket that mounts above the windshield (outside) and this vacuum motor mounts to this plate.Is your wiper mounted on the inside or outside? I have a similar vacuum motor currently mounted on the car --- believe it is for an interior mounting since the wiper arm shaft is rather long. Edited January 19, 2011 by FMF (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleG Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Thanks for all the info so far. FMF,Thank you for the great photos! I'm 99% sure the wiper motor mounts on the inside. The existing vacuum line runs to the inside of the car. According to your photos, the distance between the mounting holes looks as though it would fit my car perfectly. I had no idea the motor casing was cylindrical. I assumed it would be the half round type. I will try the dealers mentioned and hopefully they'll have what I need.If anyone else has some info on this please let me know. Thanks again guys!GG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickBrinker Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Good luck finding one I've been looking for years for my 25 DB touring,no luck the problem is the pot metal corrodes.Wiperman told me he could sell everyone he could find, there just not around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bohlig Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Agree the problem is the pot metal and the ones you find a swap meets will have the same issue. For my '28 DB 6 volt I switched to electric and use the vacuum line as a cosmetic touch. Try some of the Model T and A suppliers. Here is a link for Little Dearborn:MODEL A FORD Windshield WiperPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMF Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) Double G,I am attaching before and after restoration photo's of the Trico motor presently mounted on my car. This motor was broken --- the internal serrated rod connecting the vacuum plungers (at each end) was cracked. I did manage to repair it using Devcon plastic steel epoxy with stainless steel screening embedded in the epoxy to hold the ends together. As you can see from the photo, I had to shim the motor away from the mounting plate to get it to fit on the outside of the car. I believe this motor was intended to be mounted inside the car especially since there is a knob on one end of the shaft so it could be operated manually. The mounting holes are approx. 3 1/8" apart. Would this fit your car? Edited January 20, 2011 by FMF (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickBrinker Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Looks like the one that would fit my 25 Touring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleG Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 Whoo Hoo! I think my hunt has ended!This looks like it will work.Thank you FMF!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Great day at the swap meet today, found some great litearature, another DA tire pump and this wiper motor, I dont even know if it is Dodge, looked similar to the one here but I havent examined every detail, guy said he wanted 5 bucks and I remembered it looked similar to what was posted here so if I have to throw it in the trash it is no big loss. I thought Id take a chance and see if it would help someone here. Yep its pot metal and yep its pretty ruff but for 5 dollars and the shipping cost someone can have it if they want it. Let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleG Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Hey 1930,I'll buy it if you still got it!Send me PM with your address.Great find for sure!Double G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I still have it, so it is Dodge? Sending PM, that will be 5.00 for the motor and 29.95 shipping and handling fee. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platt-deutsch Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I think that is a Fulberth wiper motor not a Trico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 It has a pad that may have something stamped into it, I got it maybe an hour before making the post so I havent messed with it and wont at this point. For 5 bucks Gman cant go wrong I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMF Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 The wiper motor shown in my 1/19/11 post clearly shows the name "Trico-Folberth" cast into the cylinder.Congratulations on your purchase Double G !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 A whole 8 dollars and you got a wiper motor that looks very similar if not the correct one. I agree congratualations on your purchase G-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleG Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Thanks to FMF and 1930. You guys are awesome!GG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 No problem at all G-spot ( cmon you guys had to of known I was going to go there ) just glad that we could help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Thought someone here might be interested in this wiper motor, supposedely early Dodge E-bay item # 140526553914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1936 D2 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Not to beat an old horse but here is another tubular Trico-Folberth wiper motor on "The Bay" right now. Guy says he has two, one better than the other. Came off a Sterling truck. Is similar to some of those pictured above. May be right for someone??? 2906594221021930-1940 Sterling Big Truck Window Wiper Motor Regulator Original Vintage | eBay Twelve days left on a "BitN".Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 That didnt last long, you should get a commision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Foggy norm Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 On the bay now, three days to go. This looks interesting...370 591 285 141. Hard to find cause there not listed correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1936 D2 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Hope the 290659422102 went to a Dodge guy in need! Edited March 6, 2012 by 1936 D2 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1936 D2 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Oooo. The 370 591 285 141 looks even nicer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Prob. see it relisted in a day or two for 3 times the money :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Whoa... My 25 touring car came with one of those half circle shaped wiper motors... It appeared to fit properly. Did someone update it with a later model at some point? I'm sure it is a Trico. I'll get a photo tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Nothing like NOS boys and girls......EBAY #290685759714 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I surprised it still avail.Trico Folberth Air operated Wiper motor FPDP 90-L NEW NOS Mack Chris Craft | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Should a 25 touring car wiper motor look like this one? Mine came with a Trico but it is one of those semi-circular jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platt-deutsch Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thats what mine has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 O.K thanks P.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Should a 25 touring car wiper motor look like this one? Mine came with a Trico but it is one of those semi-circular jobs. I know its a long shot Mike but can you post a picture of your wiper motor, semi circular jobs showed up on 28s and up, maybe prior but I am not familiar with much before 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krewat Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I know this thread is old, but I have to chime in... these cars use the old Folberth vacuum wiper motors that are cylindrical. Manufactured by Folberth, not Trico. Trico bought Folberth after these types of motors were no longer used. As you guys already know, these motors are made of pot metal that has deteriorated so much over the years that if you have a complete one, you're lucky. Getting them to actually function is almost impossible.If the wiper motor you are looking at says "Trico Folberth" on the cylinder, it is an air-powered (not vacuum) wiper motor that is generally used in heavy-duty applications like trucks, boats, industrial vehicles like fork lifts and even diesel locomotives. They require air pressure, not vacuum, and because diesel trucks usually have air brakes, there is a ready supply of pressurized air to use. One of the motors above is actually a Trico-Folberth motor, looks to be a 50's-60's, not the original equipment Folberths you guys are looking for. Even this one is air-pressure and not vacuum, and the style was used from 1946 through the 50's, but only on trucks: Another one that looks like the one above, and again is an air-pressure motor, not vacuum:Now, I've never actually tried it, but there is a good possibility that if you apply vacuum to one of these motors they will actually run. Slowly.To the uninitiated, they do look somewhat like the original equipment, and because it says "Folberth" on it somewhere that just makes it more likely that people would believe it's original. But in reality, it's not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I know this thread is old, but I have to chime in... these cars use the old Folberth vacuum wiper motors that are cylindrical. Manufactured by Folberth, not Trico. Trico bought Folberth after these types of motors were no longer used. As you guys already know, these motors are made of pot metal that has deteriorated so much over the years that if you have a complete one, you're lucky. Getting them to actually function is almost impossible.If the wiper motor you are looking at says "Trico Folberth" on the cylinder, it is an air-powered (not vacuum) wiper motor that is generally used in heavy-duty applications like trucks, boats, industrial vehicles like fork lifts and even diesel locomotives. They require air pressure, not vacuum, and because diesel trucks usually have air brakes, there is a ready supply of pressurized air to use. One of the motors above is actually a Trico-Folberth motor, looks to be a 50's-60's, not the original equipment Folberths you guys are looking for. Even this one is air-pressure and not vacuum, and the style was used from 1946 through the 50's, but only on trucks: Another one that looks like the one above, and again is an air-pressure motor, not vacuum:Now, I've never actually tried it, but there is a good possibility that if you apply vacuum to one of these motors they will actually run. Slowly.To the uninitiated, they do look somewhat like the original equipment, and because it says "Folberth" on it somewhere that just makes it more likely that people would believe it's original. But in reality, it's not Lots of great info, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 That confirms what Tom Meyers told me about these. Anyone have the ability to cast reproductions out of aluminum? It seems there would be a market for them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryLime Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I was hoping someone would point out, as Krewat has, the later Folberth units operate on PRESSURE not vacuum. It is possible to scratch build one. I did it for a 28 Nash. Wonder what the owner paid for that, then NEVER drove in the rain ! I'm sure it was several thousand dollars, but....he got what he asked for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Ha ha!! I have a rule of buying antique classic cars that goes "never pay more for a wiper motor than you did for the rest of the car"... Bizarre eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) Here's a snapshot of what vacuum motor came with my '25 Dodge touring car. I was under the impression it was the original type Trico that went on the touring car windshield frame. The Dodge car is new to me since last April, so I'm still learning too. That funny looking bracket to the left of the motor is the driver's side sun shade. Edited August 17, 2012 by Pete K. picture (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I was hoping someone would point out, as Krewat has, the later Folberth units operate on PRESSURE not vacuum. It is possible to scratch build one. I did it for a 28 Nash. Wonder what the owner paid for that, then NEVER drove in the rain ! I'm sure it was several thousand dollars, but....he got what he asked for.The original FOLBERTH were ALL vacuum. TRICO FOLBERTH created the pressure motors for the military and large trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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