Retrofitting electrical wiper cowl servo setup?
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Retrofitting electrical wiper cowl servo setup?
I've heard of this being done...gotta say I'm not a fan of vacuum actuators
. I bought a '68 coupe a few years back, and somewhere along the way the wiper system had been cannibalized...no motor, no vacuum canister for the wiper door, missing wiring, no wiper switch...you get the picture. The wiper door is in place and will raise/lower manually, but all the vacuum gear that's supposed to run is it long gone. I found a usable vacuum canister on ebay a few years ago but haven't troubled to find the other missing parts yet. Rather than scrounge up parts to try and construct a stock setup, I'm interested in hearing how it can be done with a "modern" electric servo to raise the wiper cowl, and a suitable "modern" wiper motor if it would be any improvement over the original. Can anyone point me to a link where this has been discussed? I'm coming up empty on a search...no useful hits.
Thanks!
-Roy
. I bought a '68 coupe a few years back, and somewhere along the way the wiper system had been cannibalized...no motor, no vacuum canister for the wiper door, missing wiring, no wiper switch...you get the picture. The wiper door is in place and will raise/lower manually, but all the vacuum gear that's supposed to run is it long gone. I found a usable vacuum canister on ebay a few years ago but haven't troubled to find the other missing parts yet. Rather than scrounge up parts to try and construct a stock setup, I'm interested in hearing how it can be done with a "modern" electric servo to raise the wiper cowl, and a suitable "modern" wiper motor if it would be any improvement over the original. Can anyone point me to a link where this has been discussed? I'm coming up empty on a search...no useful hits.Thanks!
-Roy
