31-05-2023, 08:38 AM
In the collection of electric motors were the bits of a vacuum wiper which I built up, it needed new cup washers which I had in stock in a jar of neatsfoot oil where they have resided for a couple of decades. They were very tight and needed running in on the passenger floor of one of our cars. After about 20 miles it was well run in and surprisingly powerful. I've come to like the vacuum motors which are faster than electric even at 40 mph on a level road, yes they stop on hills and give a couple of sweeps when changing but that isn't a problem with a vertical windscreen.