72 Dart Swinger 3.6L Pentastar +T5
Update: WIPERS!
Issue: The factory 2 speed wiper motor no longer fit behind the blower.
The factory 3 speed would fit but its cluster F of a circuit that's dependent on the factory switch meant it wouldn't work with the JK Wrangler stuff. So i'd have to add a dedicated circuit just to run the factory switch. I'm saving that for a backup, backup plan.
Solution: Use a 1998-2003 Dodge Van wiper motor with some modifications.
Most 70s and early 80s Dodge trucks and vans used the same old 2 speed wiper motor all the A bodies did. It wasn't exactly the same, only 90% identical with different park position, 1 mounting bolt and cranks.
Around 1985 or so they all switched to a lighter more modern design shared with Caravans and other K cars of the time.
So the mounting bracket of the post 1985 mostly fits. The lower bolt holes had to move in a bit. The upper two bolt position and gasket seal were spot on.
I got this crusty example off Ebay super cheap. Technically its from a 1998-2003 Dodge Van
The crank has a Ball stud on the 1998-2003 Van motor, so that needed to be changed
But 1998-2003 B-Van motor is special in the fact that it has a modern tapered SPLINE so the crank can be Clocked however you want. This is only zillion times easier than changing the park clock on the factory 2 and 3 speeds
I just ground off the pressed mushroom off the back of each stud, knocked it out and rewelded my old stud onto the new crank.
The Bigger the BLOB the better the JOB!
Here is all bolted up and ready to go. Well, nearly ready. I'm waiting on a new pigtail to come in.
It definitely needs a good cleanup.
I jerry-rigged a temporary connection to test the function, and its all good imo
Update: WIPERS!
Issue: The factory 2 speed wiper motor no longer fit behind the blower.
The factory 3 speed would fit but its cluster F of a circuit that's dependent on the factory switch meant it wouldn't work with the JK Wrangler stuff. So i'd have to add a dedicated circuit just to run the factory switch. I'm saving that for a backup, backup plan.
Solution: Use a 1998-2003 Dodge Van wiper motor with some modifications.
Most 70s and early 80s Dodge trucks and vans used the same old 2 speed wiper motor all the A bodies did. It wasn't exactly the same, only 90% identical with different park position, 1 mounting bolt and cranks.
Around 1985 or so they all switched to a lighter more modern design shared with Caravans and other K cars of the time.
So the mounting bracket of the post 1985 mostly fits. The lower bolt holes had to move in a bit. The upper two bolt position and gasket seal were spot on.
I got this crusty example off Ebay super cheap. Technically its from a 1998-2003 Dodge Van
The crank has a Ball stud on the 1998-2003 Van motor, so that needed to be changed
But 1998-2003 B-Van motor is special in the fact that it has a modern tapered SPLINE so the crank can be Clocked however you want. This is only zillion times easier than changing the park clock on the factory 2 and 3 speeds
I just ground off the pressed mushroom off the back of each stud, knocked it out and rewelded my old stud onto the new crank.
The Bigger the BLOB the better the JOB!
Here is all bolted up and ready to go. Well, nearly ready. I'm waiting on a new pigtail to come in.
It definitely needs a good cleanup.
I jerry-rigged a temporary connection to test the function, and its all good imo