C60L Wiper upgrade query

[Lynn Eades]

Darrin, you could fit a vacuum tank to give you some reserve if you decide to go for the original look.

[DarrenCollins]

Thanks for the idea Lynn. I have however discussed this with some old mates in the mechanic game and they have convinced me that electric will be more functional.
All the advice was very helpful and managed to pick up some marine wipers that look to be a perfect fit. Thanks

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Darren

The vacuum wipers will, or can be made to, work well enough to pass a stationary test.

The reason I say this is I have large stuffed bear that rides with me in parades he waves his arm and hand to the crowds. His arm is animated with a CMP vacuum wiper motor in his left shoulder his arm waves energeticly at idle and driving low speeds.

You have not mentioned, if your C60L is a Pattern 13, but I see from your avitar is, so the inherent nature of reverse slope works much better in rain or snow than vertical or forward slope winshields. That the wipers did not work all the time when first use is clear by the fact that they had inside levers to manually operate them.

I have a problem with adding a vacuum tank for the wipers as its inlet line size and isolation valve would need to be careful thought thru so as to not take vacuum away from the brake booster.

Keep us posted on how your project develops, aways great to here about another CMP back on the road.

Cheers Phil

[Ganmain Tony]

Now Im going to sound like an old grump but...

How often to you are you going to drive it in the rain?.... Honestly.

I have driven my truck plenty of times in the rain, the vacuum wipers work OK.

Going up hill? Just lift off the accelarator enough to give a couple of sweeps. You have the little lever there to move them manually as well.

If you decide to go electrical, dont chuck the old wipers out. You may want to refit them in years to come.

Cut a spud in half and wipe it on the outside of the glass. Works.. amazingly well.

[Mike Cecil]

That would be a potato to our non-Australian friends. Amazing what a bit of starch can be used for - gold 'scrubbing', glass waterproofing...... even eating!

If you do take the electrical route, I threaded the wires for the wipers up through the re-created vacuum wiper tubing from inside the engine compartment, to each wiper. Kept them nice and neat and only the wiper motors looked out of place.

You will need electrical wipers with long shafts, otherwise you'll need to remove the vacuum wiper mount brackets from the inside of the w/screen, which I would not recommended.

On trips, I was caught in the rain more than once, and was happy that I'd gone to the dark side and fitted the electric ones.

Mike

[DarrenCollins]

Thanks for the input all.
Some really good points I made not of..
Keep the old Vac wipers,
The Rain-X is a good idea
I like the spud trick. did that years ago in a series 1 Land Rover.

As to Tony's question. How often will you drive in the rain? (Good Point)
TBH not often on purpose. However in SE Gippsland we get a fair bit of rain and not always forecast.
Cheers