Idle problem on C15 261 CU IN

[Bob Carriere]

I am using M37 wiper blades...... supposed to be NOS..... so dry and hard.

You might want to clean the rubber with a 300 or 400 grit sand paper and use rainex compound on both the inside and outside of your windshield.......

At best they will allow you to meet the legal requirements........ on your best day they will wipe a little bit........... best to stay home in bad storms.

I took my wiper motor apart ....cleaned up all the dried grease, bugs, spider webs and reassembled with synthetic silicon grease..... very lightly on the grease............... they work real well flapping away while going down hill on engine compression and 25+ in. of vacuum..... otherwise stick you head out the side window. We found wiper gaskets on Ebay at $20 a pair.... yes you need two per side...... then decided to use the scanner and photocopy them on light card stock and smear the card stock with silicone..... works beautiful but you need an Xacto knife to cut out the gasket and the intricate holes and slots into the gasket...... but it works!!!!

Cheers

Cheers

[rob love]

I agree with your grease choice for the wipers Bob, and moreso in the arctic conditions experienced in this neck of the woods. I use Dow corning 55 o-ring lubricant. It will fill and seal any scrapes in the wiper housing while at the same time staying pliable even when freezing. I use the same grease on the M-series trailer plugs.

It was always standard to find a mud wasp nest in the little tube leading from the wiper motors.

[TCLARK]

Here is a pic of the spacer, I also drilled and tapped the other side
but plgged it off.
I smeared a tiny amount of "the Right Stuff" on the manifold gasket. Good seal

The wiper arm and motor I think are original cmp or possibly jeep.
I have good wiper motors and one more arm. Just need the blades

I found this in an old drawer in the shop Looks 40's era, its just a
glorified Vacuum gauge but still works,also includes instructions ha ha
Terry

[TCLARK]

I just found blades that will go on these arms.
They are called "hook and Saddle" blades. They are sold
on ebay and elsewhere ...around 6 to 7 USD +shipping
Cheers
Terry

[ozm29c]

Originally Posted by TCLARK

I just found blades that will go on these arms.
They are called "hook and Saddle" blades. They are sold
on ebay and elsewhere ...around 6 to 7 USD +shipping
Cheers
Terry

If you luck out on ebay, try this guy;
http://www.wiperman.com/
Cheers

[Bob Carriere]

Nice treasured vintage gauge.

A nice item that contains all the usage instructions..... it might be worthwhile trying to take a picture with less reflection on the glass so the face of the gauge can be read easier...... and post enlarged.........could be posted in the HOW TO heading........ certainly a common issue and tool that is not fully appreciated.

Cheers

[TCLARK]

Thanks John for the wiper info
Terry

I will post the instrument and closeup on another thread Bob.
Terry

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Terry

My solution to wipers on my Pattern 12 is simple don't have them, but then again don't have a cab top mounted either. Love that 3 ton roadster, much quieter in the cab the noise just goes by your head once non-of-that sound be reflected back down by the roof.

On the Pattern 13s use short wipers but they hardly ever are needed as I treat the glass both sides with Rain-X and it works so much better than the vacuum wiper ever did.

Cheers Phil

Will check the vacuum on the Pattern 13 on New Years Day when I have it out for a drive.

[TCLARK]

I've got my wiper motors rebuilt so I will at least plumb
them in. I will hook up some 7 " blades and see what happens.
Out here on the prairies it doesn't rain that much so they will
be mostly for looks. I will look for rainex though

I'm now trying to get my original heat gauge to work, tommorrow
I will take the sender out and remove all the teflon tape I wound around it
Live and learn
Cheers
Terry