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admiral1960

10-29-2009 @ 8:24 AM

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I have a 1935 FORDOR DELUXE SEDAN with one wiper. It works kind of, but the tension of the blade on the windshield is very light and the blade wants to flutter badly and fall off at higher speeds.

Is there an electric wiper motor that drops in without a lot of rework and performs satisfactorilly ?

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10-29-2009 @ 9:16 AM

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If your engine is in good shape, providing the proper amount of vacuum, and the wiper motor is also in good shape the wiper should work well.
Cleaning the motor and adding some neatsfoot/mink oil to the leather paddle might help the motor to work better.
** Many times I have put a few few drops of oil into the vacuum port on a wiper motor, worked the shaft back and forth, which resulted in the motor working very well.
The problem of the blade not having tension and/or coming off is most likely the result of the wrong arm and blade.
The original '35 arm is round, mid '36 is flat, spring loaded, with a "bail" type attachment to the motor shaft. The Delux cars usually have dual wipers which are driven by an exposed "slave" rod attached to the main wiper arm.
With the passage of time, the wipers are typical of many items on the older cars. Wiper arms and blades were modified and/or replaced with more readily available, one size fits all type of parts.
Several parts vendors have small electric wiper motors, however I doubt if any of them will fit in your header panel.

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admiral1960

10-29-2009 @ 9:27 AM

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The wiper motor works fine. The blade and arm are correct.

I would like to replace with a drop in electric motor with a arm that has more tension.

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Hal

10-29-2009 @ 9:40 AM

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I have a 36 Ford, and after fighting the vaccum wiper
for a while I finally took it off and threw it away.
I ordered a wiper system from www.newportwipers.com
(800-829-1929).It took me about 2-3 hours to install
and it works like a charm. Now I have 2 wipers instead of one. Now more junk to mess with.

admiral1960

10-29-2009 @ 12:53 PM

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Thank you,

Checked them out and while pricyey look to have good equipment.

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10-29-2009 @ 7:07 PM

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Check with the V-8 parts suppliers as most carry electric wiper units. Most sell the one from Vintique. It's a little cheaper and works well.

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10-29-2009 @ 11:15 PM

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Here is another web site for a wiper motor that sounds very good but very high priced.

http://www.pacificwesterndesign.com/Mighty/index.htm

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TomO

10-30-2009 @ 9:29 AM

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If the blade is floppy and wants to come off, you either have the wrong arm or the wrong blade or the arm is worn out. Changing to an electric motor without changing the arm and blade will not improve your wiper performance, if your only problem is a floppy blade.

If as you say, the motor works fine and the blade and arm are correct and not worn out, your wiper should work fine.

Tom

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10-30-2009 @ 10:01 AM

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I will check the arm & blade but pretty sure they are correct and not worn

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tommorookian

11-02-2009 @ 3:01 AM

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Yo, HAL The newport wiper system looks great. Does this fit completely behind the header panel with no modifications?

What kind of blade attachments do they have that go on the end of the shaft? Is it the hook and spring or a tapered end or like the modern wipers with the splined 3/4" cup?

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