Andy Mace offered:
> ...which explains why the windshield wipers in my 1951 Chevrolet slowed
> or stopped under heavy engine load
To which Roland Dudley responded:
> I was surprised there was so much confusion about this because of
> memories of driving old junkers in the rain and having to keep up a
> continuous rhythm of accelerations and decelerations to keep the
> wiper blades moving. In general I guess you have to be an old fart
> like Ray and myself to have had this experience.
Old fart indeed! At 33, I rather think of myself as a smart young
whippersnapper. I bought an aftermarket fuel pump for my '49 Chevy that had
a vacuum port to drive the wipers. Never got around to hooking it up,
though. Just a lazy rascal, I guess.
Kevin Riggs '72 TR6 waiting on rebuilt
tranny--next week?!
rkriggs@ingr.com
Huntsville AL
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