Beap52 2,252 #1 Posted 12 hours ago Nothing like the slapping of vacuum wipers on a deary day. Drove the '47 Chevy to town and began to sprinkle on way home. Don't get to use the wipers much. 20260522_093425.mp4 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 78,779 #2 Posted 12 hours ago Only seen those in-person once. A friend of my Ole Man's had a cabover Freightliner with vacuum wipers. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 46,524 #3 Posted 11 hours ago My 61 Falcon had them. Touch the gas and they stopped! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,091 #4 Posted 11 hours ago My 57 Chevy 210 had them. As they say, vacuun sucks. They were "adjustable" to a point for swipes per minute.... almost non existant while struggling up a long incline, and they try to beat themselves to death going on the down incline. Much worse with a worn engine that did not generate good vacuum. I do NOT miss them... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 65,997 #5 Posted 7 hours ago Adding a vacuum reservoir to the line going to the wiper motor would help. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineedanother 2,313 #6 Posted 4 hours ago One of my first trucks was a '48 Chevy. Wipers were for downhill runs. Uphill, not so much. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,817 #7 Posted 2 hours ago I had a Rambler station wagon with vacuum wipers, they were assisted by the fuel pump with a diaphragm vacuum pump incorporated in it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
