My 65 Malibu is in desperate need of a wiper motor and washer pump. Ill be ordering this motor and pump immediately. So much better than having it repaired. Thank you so much.
Very resourceful of you. A friend of mine who is now a country western star used to own a junk yard before he became famous. He still has all his giant parts exchange books from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. They are a gold mine or you can just ask him. He seems to have them memorized. Thank you for your time.
Now you tell me 🤪 I looked for something like that online but nobody has digitized all that info. It would be awesome for all us car people trying to keep these beauties on the road. Next time I will hit you up for sure. Thanks Mark
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication I remember those books from 30 years ago when I pitted for him and we worked on his car at the yard. They were a hard bound ringed book about 6" to 8" thick. There must have been a dozen or more of them. The Frankland QC-80 case I built for my truck came from his car. He sold the old shut down 60 acre yard a few years ago to a large chain. It still had a few hundred cars from the 50's to 80 mostly in it all grown up with weeds and saplings. They didn't want the cars just the zoning on the land. He had a nice auction. He didn't really advertise it much so things went cheap. He doesn't need the money. Deep down he's still an old Indiana dirt tracker with clay in his blood.
Tried a new square motor body and it did not work...wrong placement for the transmission arm to travel freely. Just finished installing a 68 Impala motor in my 65 Chevelle...works great. Thank you so much Mark.
Man, this channel is reading my mind! I recently removed and greased my 2 speed motor and tried to get my washer motor working to no avail. I will definitely be looking into that washer motor option. Thanks
If you really want the old style washer you will probably have to call and confirm since Ecklers shows the old style on their site but shipped us the new version with a pump. The new style shot water over the car onto the back window until I got the emitters adjusted. It does a really nice job and looks pretty close to OEM.
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication I'm a weirdo in the fact that I like EVERYTHING to work, but also, if you actually plan to drive the car you need to be able to clean the windows. Great videos, as always. I wonder what's next in your crystal ball
@@OpenRoader It is not weird, it is the way all vehicles should be. If it is on the car it should work. The 67 Chevelle I painted orange the clock didn't work (in dash model) so I took it apart and used the contacts off an old set of points off my Evinrude to rebuild it. It worked for another 3 years before it crapped out again.
Mark, thank you for the tip on using the Impala wiper motor. Great work as always. Interesting that although I have seen both round and square body wiper motors in 65 Chevelles, my '65 has a square body 2 speed motor. Could be that the difference is due to different assembly plants or date of manufacture. My car was built in August, 1964.
James, this seems to be the big mystery no one has yet answered. Lots of debate for sure. I have never seen a square two speed from that era only single speed. I couldn't find a square two speed listed for sale either. A lot of the parts for the 65 were only used for 3 years so they aren't worth making replacements for. Keep that wiper motor lubed up so it keeps working forever. Mark
My 73' Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and 66' Buick Wildcat also use this same wiper motor. I went on the same adventure trying to find one after my Wildcats wiper motor burned up on a 12 hour drive back from Iowa. According to the AutoZone site, it says it doesn't fit a 66' Wildcat but I can confirm it does.
That's awesome, great cars too. Yeah all those listings just go by part numbers that came on the vehicle, not what will actually fit and work. It is a nice little upgrade and works great. Mark
Hey David, That is a sign of good materials and caring for the car for sure. If it ever craps out on you now you know where to find some eternal parts for it at least. Not much rain around here so they don't get exercised like they should...
I was hoping to see the removal process. I'm attempting to remove my windshield wiper motor temporarily while I install a new power brake booster, and I see there's a clip connected to the arm that looks easier to access than the nut on the motor shaft.
Yes there is a clip and it is fairly easy to remove. Slide a small screwdriver along the end of the shaft and it will pry up the retainer portion allowing the clip to slide off sideways. Here is a link to one being sold on Ebay so you know what you are dealing with. www.ebay.com/itm/232780167914?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=232780167914&targetid=1645685073328&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9031820&poi=&campaignid=20133407470&mkgroupid=147476396765&rlsatarget=pla-1645685073328&abcId=9312979&merchantid=101720786&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpc-oBhCGARIsAH6ote_NhGM7ZSJJlQ3mWum4yx8n2YHnKT8TfbFecePYdjKuKaFZYX-vJYgaAql3EALw_wcB
Cardone offers 3 and 4 terminal replacement motors. Search 65 Cutlass Fun Fact, When electric wiper motors became an affordable option, people opted to keep their familiar vacuum systems. Fear of change.
Couldn't find one with Cardone when we searched, many others I spoke to couldn't either. I will pass the info along if asked in the future. Thanks Mark
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication Cadillac, Buick and Oldsmobile had nicer options first, and the A-Body parts are all similar or exactly the same. Rock Auto had many manufacturers and configurations in addition to Cardone, under my "'65 Cutlass 330 4 bbl" search, but it's for the motor only, not the entire assembly.
I'm removing my wiper motor so I can change the power brake booster. I see there's a clip on the arm, which looks easier to access then the nut on the motor post. I had hoped to find a video but since I'm working on it and I've reached a stopping point, perhaps I'll make one if this doesn't turn out to be a mistake. I do have a body manual.
