#1963 ford thunderbird wiper switch manuals
#1963 ford thunderbird wiper switch full

With the tired 144 it couldn't pull a wet noodle out of a cat's behind but it got twice the gas mileage of his 63 Chevy pickup.

Seems like FoMoCo was behind the curve compared to everyone else. That has to be one of the latest US applications of that wiper technology.

#1963 ford thunderbird wiper switch full

My 1961 full sized Mercury has factory original vacuum windshield wipers. Some of the above listings are also truck compatible GM truck wiper motors will be featured in next month's issue and will reference some of these listed passenger car motors.

1965-'66 Cadillac, Olds, Buick, Riviera, and 1966 Toronado two-speedġ964 and newer one-speed motors will interchange directly with their two-speed counterparts of the same body style as long as the wiring harness and dash switch are also changed.1965-'66 Buick 1965 Olds, Cadillac, except 75 and commercial chassis two-speed.1966 Chevrolet, Chevelle, F-85 with round motor.1963-'64 Chevrolet 1963 Olds (early production) 1964 Che-velle, F-85 two-speed.1963-'64 Buick 1963 (late production)-'64 Olds 1963-'64 Pontiac, Cadillac except 75 and commercial chassis two-speed.1957-'58 Buick Special and Century and Super without Cam-O-Matic.1957 Buick Special and Century, Roadmaster and Super with Cam-O-Matic.1956 Buick Special and Century with Cam-O-Matic.1956 Buick Special and Century, except Cam-O-Matic.These cars can be distinguished by the additional Cam-O-Matic dogleg that was part of the wiper arms. These systems were invented by Trico Products and used on many Buicks and Cadillacs for several years during the 1950s. The Cam-O-Matic wiper system used cables that attached to the wiper arms to better hold the blades to a curved windshield. I left the cable connected, and just inspected the switch.Ģ) How does the cable remove from the motor (I see the screw head) but want to ask before removing.ģ) After removal, Is there anything I need to know about working on the external switch assemble?GM vehicles used vacuum-operated wiper motors until 1957 however, the unreliability of the vacuum supply from the fuel pump, especially at idle, caused the wiper blades to creep across the windshield at a time when they were needed the most.Įlectric wiper motors were first used in 1955 Corvette V-8 and full-size Pontiac models, and factory-option retrofit kits were available to convert from vacuum to electric on 1955-'57 Chevrolets that were based on these early electric motors and included new arms and wiper blades to complete the changeover kit.Įlectric motors had replaced the vacuum units entirely for GM cars by 1958 and trucks by 1959. I removed the wiper arms from the motor, Disconnected the hydraulic lines, and pulled the motor from the car. The switch appears to be pushed all the way in- which I assume is 'OFF'. I don t want to force things until I KNOW exactly how this system operates. I've discovered it is cable operated, but the cable will not move. The first issue I need to address- is the wiper system.Īfter starting the car, the wipers are already running. I have successfully got it running, but some issues are cropping up.

#1963 ford thunderbird wiper switch manuals

I do not have any manuals or catalogs for this car (yet) I am working on a customer's 1963 T-bird.