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fredski 01-17-2013 05:31 PM

winsdhield wiper motor is mine original
 

i have a vacuum type . is marked trico and has a lot of pattend
numbers also printed.
did 1930 town sedans come with vacumm motors as well as electric motors.
some manuals only show electric type// i may be confused on that.

fred

700rpm 01-17-2013 07:02 PM

Re: winsdhield wiper motor is mine original
 

Yours should be vacuum, but there are many variations. A photo would help identify what you have.

fredski 01-17-2013 08:11 PM

Re: winsdhield wiper motor is mine original
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by 700rpm (Post 573488)
Yours should be vacuum, but there are many variations. A photo would help identify what you have.

glad to know car was suposed to have vacuum type motor

thanks

fred

700rpm 01-17-2013 08:44 PM

Re: winsdhield wiper motor is mine original
 

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Fred, on further research I see that there is a crossover period for electric wipers for the 1930 Town Sedans. The JS say electric until about April 1930, both from April to July, then vacuum for the rest of production. This is for US production, though; I don't know about Canada.

Here is what the JS show. If the motor you have looks like this, you've got the right one.

Marco Tahtaras 01-17-2013 08:55 PM

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Town Sedans had electric wipers approximately through June 1930. If it has an oval speedometer it almost certainly had an electric wiper. This does not necessarily apply to Standard Fordors. I suspect they went longer on Canadian built cars. The mounting hole pattern was different so you would likely find extra holes in your windshield frame if it has been changed.

The wiper you describe would be a replacement (like most of us have). The Trico wipers originally used had no patent numbers but instead had a series of patent dates. The last date listed found in the circle was in 1925 but I don't recall the month and day.

Willie Krash 01-17-2013 10:41 PM

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Fred,
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fredski 01-18-2013 02:56 PM

Re: winsdhield wiper motor is mine original
 

good feedback i thank you all.

fredski

John LaVoy 01-18-2013 08:08 PM

Re: winsdhield wiper motor is mine original
 

There was a transition from electric to vacuum in 1930.


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