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Re: wiper problems

To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: wiper problems
From: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 22:19:21 -0400
At 09:57 PM 8/9/99 +0100, Dave Gunter wrote:
>
>>I have a question myself about wipers that I hope someone can advise me on.
>>Is it possible to a fit a twin speed motor to my '68 mk III. Yet again today
>>the heavens opened over the South of England and I couldn't see a thing -
>>cue slow to a crawl, upsetting everyone on the road behind me!
>>I guess changing the motor shouldn't be too hard but how would I deal with
>>the switch on the dash (the pull out type)?
>
>Could you not fit the later 1500 type switch, push in for wash, turn one
>click for slow and two clicks for fast ( did I say fast!! twin speed =
>dead slow and even slower:)
>-- 
>Dave Gunter and TEX ('77 Spitfire 1500)
>Luton, Bedfordshire

I think both Dave and Andy missed the point here.  The park switch is
mounted on the wiper motor wheel house assembly.  It is NOT the one on
the steering col.  

I haven't looked in the common catalogues to see what they run. 

John

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