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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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After two trips to Florida with no wipers and a third trip coming up it was time to get the wipers working,yesterday I got the vacumn wipers working but both wiper motors I have did not have the power to move the blades too good on a dry windshield so I decided its time for electric wipers. I am going to use the Newport engineering kit and will order it tomorrow morning.
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By MoonShadow - 12 Years Ago
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Good move. I did it several years ago. The electric wipers don't seem to have as much sweep as the vacum ones but the keep going when I hammer on it. Chuck
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By PF Arcand - 12 Years Ago
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Should have wet the windows for a start. However, there are ways to rejuvinate vacuum motors. Someone here can probably provide details. If you buy an electric set up, ask around first, some are not very successful. Someone here found out that some are adaptions of boat single wiper setups. Mine for a 57, from Vintique, were broken when i got the car & failed again after repair. Since it's a hobby car, not normally run in the rain, I just had the vacuum motor rejuvinated for $35 & mailing costs. It's not great but o.k. with the fuel pump assist connected.
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By Lord Gaga - 12 Years Ago
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I used a Trico 2 speed electric wiper motor on my '57. They were used on some GM cars of that vintage. It is a bolt on. Even the stock dash control hooks up and works great! An added plus is that it looks right, and probably works much better than the modern stuff.
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 12 Years Ago
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The GM motor is not a bolt on on pre-'57 Fords. I used the Newport setup on my '56 Bird, and ended up lengthening the arms on the motor to get more sweep of the blades. As originally supplied, if I wanted the windshield to be cleaned outboard as far as original, the wipers were sitting too high off the bottom of the glass when parked to suit me. As I remember, the Newport wiper has about 90 degrees sweep, the original vacuum has about 110 degrees.
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By jrw429 - 12 Years Ago
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I bought and installed the Vintique electric wiper motor on my 57. Fits perfectly but I was unhappy that the sweep was much less than the originals. I eventually was able to get in direct contact with Vintique. If I remember correctly, he said that the reduced sweep was designed because they had problems with wiper blades getting caught out in the wind and unable to return back to the middle. He said I could send mine in and he'd personally refit the guts to give a greater sweep. I believe he also said that with a stronger motor, all current production units would have the greater sweep.
Got it back and honestly I can't tell the difference. But I can live with it. My wagon is a road trip car, so even though I never want to see bad weather, it is inevitable. I need dependable wipers.
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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I ordered the Newport engineering kit today and ordered the parts to get the washer working from Macs,its a little scary running 65 at night while raining so electric wipers it will be,if I dont like the electric wipers work I might go back to vacumn when the 292 goes in since I can get a dual diaphram fuel pump to help out.
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By paul2748 - 12 Years Ago
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I have the Newport set up on three cars and all work great. As far as sweep goes, I never really noticed any difference, but it clears where I want it to so I don't really care.
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By 5d6fairlane - 12 Years Ago
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just apply rainx and keep above 45mph. Problem solved.
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By bird55 - 12 Years Ago
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absolutely agree. 
Or just drive the car when it's not raining! 
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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I used rain x on both trips to Florida and last year the rain wore it off and needed to reapply so I need wipers,on the first trip it rained during the day which was no big deal but on the way home on the second trip it rained at dark going through the mountains which was a little scary at times.
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By oldcarmark - 12 Years Ago
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I used the Newport kit on mine.Works fine.When I was installing it I got disorientated lying on the floor installing it.Put in in upside down first time around.
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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I also has missaligned headlights too but I was finally able to get instructions for my aiming kit and now they are aligned.
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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It has wipers now,the kit is fine as is if the dash is out but the brackets on the wiper motor are threaded and its hard to hit the small holes so I ran the bolts down the opposite way to use them as studs and found nuts to fit and it works great. I wish I done this a couple years ago.
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By pintoplumber - 12 Years Ago
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My truck has electric wipers, I wonder if you could use the truck stuff on a car?
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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It looks like it will be going to a electric windshield washer too,going to adapt a switch to the original pump pedal and use a 60s truck motor and bag.
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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I am using a mid 60s pump and a 58 to 60 t bird bag looks like a 55 but is made to use with a electric pump and they have been ordered,I attached a generic horn button to the foot pedal and ran a wire through the vacumn hose.
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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Pump and bag came in the mail today and will be heading out to the garage to install them after i get off the computer.
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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For the first time in 40 years it has working windshield washers and now electrical powered,tried posting pics but they were too large.
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By MoonShadow - 12 Years Ago
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Can you post pics and details about the washer setup. I've been kicking it around for way too long. I have bought several of the Mercury style wiper bezels with the washer tube. I want to do a bag system with a "hidden" electric motor. Switch activated by the pedal is another great Idea. Chuck
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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I did not hide the pump but since its from a 61 to 66 T bird it kind off looks period correct.
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By junkyardjeff - 12 Years Ago
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Tried the washer with the hood down and its probably a little over kill with the electric pump as I had to feather the switch to get the fluid to hit the right spot,I need to find a way to adjust the nozzle so it will squirt in the middle of the windshield or get a repro nozzle and see how it does.
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