Windshield wiper motors

And let’s throw in the fact that vacuum wipers on a little open car windshield are a little bit of a joke to start with, in a heavy downpour they’re probably too slow, and you’re too busy with the towel on your lap mopping up water to help them along (mine are vacuum but have a small handle to operate manually). I Rain-x my windshield and ignore the wipers.

CCCA judging it may make a difference if they work or not. AACA judging they’d never know nor ask.

Pierce Arrow Society judging will deduct points for inoperable wipers. The difference between the original and the ford wiper motors are not all that noticeable.

Rain-X is definitely the way to go. I went to clean the windshield above the wiper on my ’33 Pierce, and the wiper had no been used for so many years [due to using Rain-X] that the rubber wiper had ‘melted’ to the windshield, and had to be cut off with a razor blade.

And I have had the experience that David Coco described: the windshield only serves to direct the rain to the top of the glass, where the seal is poor, and then the top frame’s seal to the windshield frame is far from watertight, then on the sides the rain just wraps around the posts..

When driving a touring car in drizzle or rain, a full rain suit is needed..

I thought it ‘odd’ that in the door pockets of my ’25 touring there were 4 Tyvek white overalls suits. But they come in handy !!

Greg

My all weather car, no sidecurtains, and a full time Mascot with fur ready to ride in any weather:

Thanks Jak, I really like it as well. I’m very partial to blue Pierce Arrows. This ’25 series 80 especially.

Greg Long