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richsfords · 04-19-2016, 09:00 AM

Replacing the wrong vacuum wiper motor with the correct one, what is the orientation, bowl up? bowl down?

any photos from inside would help. thanks

Utopia Texas · 04-19-2016, 09:02 AM

On my 1931 SW 4 Door Sedan it is bowl down.....

160B · 04-19-2016, 09:44 AM

TR-C2A wiper

Bowl up with the vacuum connection on the RH side.

RG&JS page 20-9 Revised 1997

160B · 04-19-2016, 09:54 AM

here is a photo

H. L. Chauvin · 04-19-2016, 09:59 AM

With an original Model A wiper, (electric or vacuum), and trying it out while driving in an all day heavy, storm driven rain, you may ....... or may not ....... find it helpful to pull up under a gas station with an overhead canopy, and take out a roll of paper towels to first clean the windshield using a small bottle of "Windex" and followed by an application of "Rain-X".

But ......... just a friendly Model A thought for driving in a rain storm !

Utopia Texas · 04-19-2016, 11:07 AM

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Mine must have been installed up side down by the previous owner! I've left it like I found it.

richsfords · 04-19-2016, 11:33 AM

I do the Rain X but I still want to plug the hole in the header. Just got the right wiper motor from A and L in Conn.
thinking that the bowl went down made it confusing

with the inlet on the left. with the photo and doc provided now make sense.
now all I need is the sunvisors.

H. L. Chauvin · 04-19-2016, 02:17 PM

Always good to have a "mounted" Model A windshield wiper .... whether currently functional or non-functional ..... to accompany "Rain-X" ...... "if" ever driving in the rain.

Just think .... one (1) accident .... during rain .... no wiper ..... coupled with a ten (10) cents an hour Trial Lawyer ...... and a typical 2016 jury's final decision on driving in the rain "without" a windshield wiper.

Who's fault was it that you could not clearly "see" that drunk coming ... and running the stop sign .... while he was texting his girl friend waiting for him at Wal-Mart?

1931 flamingo · 04-19-2016, 05:40 PM

My Grandfather would say you had to have a wiper, it had to work, but no one said you had to use it. He was an old swamp yankee.
Paul in CT

mot · 04-19-2016, 10:24 PM

not to steal the thread
as stated Model A wipers are not the best especially going up hill
this is what the professionals use
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AQUAPEL-Appl...572128&vxp=mtr

04-19-2016, 09:00 AM	#1
richsfords Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 140	wiper for S/W Replacing the wrong vacuum wiper motor with the correct one, what is the orientation, bowl up? bowl down? any photos from inside would help. thanks __________________ *Richard in New Bern.* *When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it” - Henry Ford***

04-19-2016, 09:02 AM	#2
Utopia Texas Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Brookshire & Cat Spring,Texas Posts: 222	Re: wiper for S/W On my 1931 SW 4 Door Sedan it is bowl down.....

04-19-2016, 09:59 AM	#5
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: wiper for S/W With an original Model A wiper, (electric or vacuum), and trying it out while driving in an all day heavy, storm driven rain, you may ....... or may not ....... find it helpful to pull up under a gas station with an overhead canopy, and take out a roll of paper towels to first clean the windshield using a small bottle of "Windex" and followed by an application of "Rain-X". But ......... just a friendly Model A thought for driving in a rain storm !

04-19-2016, 11:07 AM	#6
Utopia Texas Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Brookshire & Cat Spring,Texas Posts: 222	Re: wiper for S/W Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Mine must have been installed up side down by the previous owner! I've left it like I found it.

04-19-2016, 11:33 AM	#7
richsfords Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 140	Re: wiper for S/W I do the Rain X but I still want to plug the hole in the header. Just got the right wiper motor from A and L in Conn. thinking that the bowl went down made it confusing with the inlet on the left. with the photo and doc provided now make sense. now all I need is the sunvisors. __________________ *Richard in New Bern.* *When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it” - Henry Ford***

04-19-2016, 02:17 PM	#8
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: wiper for S/W Always good to have a "mounted" Model A windshield wiper .... whether currently functional or non-functional ..... to accompany "Rain-X" ...... "if" ever driving in the rain. Just think .... one (1) accident .... during rain .... no wiper ..... coupled with a ten (10) cents an hour Trial Lawyer ...... and a typical 2016 jury's final decision on driving in the rain "without" a windshield wiper. Who's fault was it that you could not clearly "see" that drunk coming ... and running the stop sign .... while he was texting his girl friend waiting for him at Wal-Mart?

04-19-2016, 05:40 PM	#9
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,389	Re: wiper for S/W My Grandfather would say you had to have a wiper, it had to work, but no one said you had to use it. He was an old swamp yankee. Paul in CT

04-19-2016, 10:24 PM	#10
mot Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sacramento Ca Posts: 1,179	Re: wiper for S/W not to steal the thread as stated Model A wipers are not the best especially going up hill this is what the professionals use http://www.ebay.com/itm/AQUAPEL-Appl...572128&vxp=mtr

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