wiper delay

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:12 am

im going to bid on this, and pick it up from him too since hes only a few minutes away, just double checking that it will be a plug in with my wiring.since its says 73-79 years and Keith's delay article says just 78-79. will it be a plug-in? (i know about the mounting of the delay box and trimming the rod)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0200057009

this is my first ebay-ing. i hope it goes well

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:16 am

i havent done this. but the wiper page does tell about the wiring of them and all that stuff. i don't remember exactly what the page says but there is at least one wire i think that has to be wired in to your exsisting wiring.

basketcase0302 · Post by **basketcase0302** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:18 am

Ryan,

I bought the set-up over a year ago.
I've read the tutorial here, (but still have not installed it)
Great addition to our bumps for sure.

Jeff

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:17 pm

well i lost that exact auction, but got a "second chance" and got the same thing with the buy-it-now.
that was intense

I cant wait to install it! it will go in the 71 until the 69 is done.

ill be picking it up shortly.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:26 am

out of all the trucks i have looked through. i have never ever seen one of these in any of those trucks or the one bronco. isnt that wierd.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:28 am

ill add this to the junkyard list of stuff to look for since it seems uncommon and worth probably alot more than the junkyard would charge you.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:35 am

i dont want one . i was just commenting on why i had never seen one around here. i thought it was wierd. i have looked at probably a dozen trucks locally and one bronco. and none of them had it in them.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:43 am

i know, i am going to add it to the list so if i find one, ill put it in my other truck, and if i find more, i will put them on here for the price i get them for-to help fellow bump lovers save their money.

l1k2gadd · Post by **l1k2gadd** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:08 pm

You might not ever know a truck has the intermittent (delay) wipers in it unless you try to turn the wiper switch in the reverse direction. The delay option is in the counter-clockwise direction. The clockwise direction on the wiper switch is the same and has the normal two switch positions.

I just added this to my 1968 F100 out of a 1979 Ranger.

It is nice to be able to turn the delay feature on when there is a misty rain and it keeps you from having to constantly turn the wipers on and off to clear the windshield (especially when driving a standard tranny truck).

If I ever get around to fixing the wrecked 1969 F100 Ranger that I recently bought I will add this to it as well. It would be a nice addition to all of the other options the truck already has in it.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:53 pm

i checked that on a few trucks. turn the switch that is. but after a while i was taking the dash clusters out and i just followed the wires. and they were all two speed switches with no control boxes.

l1k2gadd · Post by **l1k2gadd** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:38 pm

Don't waste the time tearing the stuff apart IF the switch doesn't have the counter-clockwise variable positioning built into it. Go to the XLT and XLT Lariat versions of the 80-86 Ford trucks and Broncos to see what the switches do. You will find the intermittent wipers in those more than you will the 73-79 trucks (78-79 only??) and you can see how the switches work anyway. I have been fooled a couple of times by a loose worn out two-speed wiper switch knob.

I will now start more actively looking for these in the trucks now. The place I go to is ver-r-r-ry fair on it's pricing of parts when I come up with a pile of stuff so as I find others I will also make them available to other members.

kaptnkaos · Post by **kaptnkaos** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:51 pm

I put one on my '68 CS...

One of the easiest upgrades to do...
Living in great Pacific Northwest, intermittant wipers are pretty much a necessity.
Mine was a newer one (80-86) I just had to move one wire...
I think more Broncos had them than pickups...
I went to two differant wrecking yards and found 4 of them...
one was just the relay box, no switch, but it was just sitting on the seat, so I snagged it too.
Because I was getting other parts, I didn't get charged for the switches at all... well, sorta... they just gave me a good price for the lot...

KaptnKA

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cghstrojan08 · Post by **cghstrojan08** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:21 pm

I was thinking about getting one back in the summer but just lost interest for some reason. I know I really don't need it since I don't really drive it anymore. I know thought that the local Ford truck junkyard has some. I don't know, maybe I will go get one.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:16 pm

i was taking the cluster out of the dentsides and resaling them on ebay. the newer trucks i was just turning the knobs.

l1k2gadd · Post by **l1k2gadd** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:49 pm

I came across about 4 to 5 today in 1980 to 1991 pickups today. They were the 6 wire (newer) type and not the 7 wire (older 78-79) type. The XLT and XLT Lariats seem to be where the majority of them are (were). I got 3 switches and I only felt like removing one control box. I was too involved with the other stuff I was trying (hoping) to find.

I will keep my eyes open for more and if I'm not too lazy I will get more on the next trip. I'm on vacation this week so I will probably be back there right after the New Years Day holiday.

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