The series V wiper motor was changed from the earlier ones because the later
added air vents got in the way of the original configuration
----- Original Message -----
From: Jay Laifman <Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com>
To: <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 10:16 AM
Subject: Windshield wiper, grrr
> So last night I'm in my garage swaping parts. First I go to take off the
> old heater fan from the S3. As I pulled on the fan engine to pull the
> whole unit down, the "fan chamber" for lack of a better word, crumbled
into
> my hands. Fortunately, I planned on using the one from my SV, which came
> off fine and went right on (without a circular gasket on top). The motors
> appear slightly different and the SV one has a plastic fan, while the S3
> one has a metal one.
>
> Then I went to the windshield wipers. I pulled off the S3 one, no
problem.
> Took off the SV one, no problem. They are different too. The SV one
> looked a little more beefy, and had better mounting. Unfortunately, the
> tubes that hold the rotating wiper parts and attach to the motor, are
> different lengths between the two. So, if I bolted up the SV one, the
> rotating parts would not go into the holes. I can probably just swap the
> tube parts. Although I never got to the point where I checked to see if
> the bolt patter is exactly the same. I'll see tonight.
>
> The dash is now completely loose, with all of its guages, switches and
even
> the complete wiring harness still attached. That will be an easy carry
> over (I hope).
>
> Tonight I will also finish disconnecting all things attached to the engine
> that will not be rolling out with it. I've done lots of measuring, and I
> am reasonably comfortable that with a wheel dollie under each front wheel,
> and one under the transmission, after unbolting the crossmember and
> transmission, I'll be able to jack up the car body and roll it all out the
> front (though I actually think I'll have to let the air out of the tires
> for complete clearance!)
>
> Jay
>
>
>
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