Wiper motor and washer pump system repair, 1968 Firebird Restoration

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  • Опубликовано: 14 дек 2024

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  • @ArrowheadGarage
    @ArrowheadGarage Год назад +7

    118 Yesterday, 116 today...but its a DRY HEAT lol still too hot to work on my Bird but that's why I watch VVG!!!!

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +2

      Hey that’s cool! 😎 you know cool you watch the VVG 🤣

  • @Kyle_Nelson
    @Kyle_Nelson Год назад +4

    I'm surprised you didn't fill the reservoir with mountain dew!

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +2

      I actually thought about it. Well a little orange food coloring and water in a Mountain Dew can. Decided it might stain it instead.

  • @RonWatson-b6u
    @RonWatson-b6u Год назад +3

    The wiper/washer unit appears to be identical to my 67 LeMans. Now I know how to fix mine!!
    Really excited to see what your next project will be. You can be sure, I'll be watching.
    Thank you so much for what you've done for us DIY guys. Your one of a kind and greatly appreciated.

  • @JK_Nex_Garage
    @JK_Nex_Garage Год назад +1

    Great tips on fixing that wiper motor and GROUND. Little things like cleaning that can be frustrating when troubleshooting.👍

  • @RhinosRestomods
    @RhinosRestomods Год назад +1

    Every time I watch I learn something need. Thanks for raising my level of knowledge on these cars!

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      That was the goal share what I have learned playing cars. I am glad it’s working.

  • @davidbisnette7673
    @davidbisnette7673 Год назад +2

    Great video, very good getting the camera angles for us to see, not nearly as easy as you make it look. I always wondered how the washer pump worked,never had one that worked

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      I wanted to get a washer system working on a car that I built. I don’t normally mess with them. I doubt it will ever get used but cool that it works

    • @davidbisnette7673
      @davidbisnette7673 Год назад +1

      @@VinylVillageGarage Have you changed your e-mail address

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад

      @@davidbisnette7673 I don’t have one that I share anymore. it was getting loads of spam and stopped working right I could not send nor receive some messages.

  • @burntclutches
    @burntclutches Год назад +1

    Gotta have the wipers and washers!

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +2

      Heck yeah! It’s nice to think when this car leaves everything worked.

  • @mikesthilaire9807
    @mikesthilaire9807 Год назад +1

    I love the pumpkin! I cant wait to see what you choose to work on next. Hell i'd watch you work on building a fire lol. You are meant to make how to videos. I may not need to know everything about a firebird, but i still enjoy watching it! Thanks for making them!😊

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      Thanks! I do like to play cars and its been fun sharing the process. I don’t see myself playing quitting anytime soon

  • @TheOneAboveAll-001
    @TheOneAboveAll-001 Год назад +1

    DassDope! Man you have no idea I've been wondering about that for the last three years I need to replace mine.

  • @leegreen2163
    @leegreen2163 Год назад +1

    Had a friend rebuild my pump years ago, I think I've used it maybe twice since then. When I had a new windshield installed back in 2019, I installed new blades. Very hard to find! I did find them at Autozone, but I had to buy a longer set, & cut them down.
    GREAT video, thanks for sharing!

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      I have never bothered to fix the washers on my cars prior, this one isn’t mine and I think it’s a nice touch to have everything working upon delivery

  • @67Bird455
    @67Bird455 Год назад +1

    As always GREAT JOB, , and the level of detail, LUV IT !!!! . That being said, I'm surprised you didn't install the rubber Weatherstriping on the Cowl/Hood. . lol

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      Don’t you worry It’s in the box of parts still to install. That box is getting very empty

  • @johnnywooten7199
    @johnnywooten7199 Год назад +1

    Need to do a Bandit Trans _Am next John that would make some cool videos. I actually bought a new one in 1977 but its been long gone . Keep up the good work, I wish I was as good as you on bodywork ...

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      I am open to any generation of bird. I have owned all of them at some point and restored the first three generations. 1969 is my favorite year then it’s a toss up 1989 GTA black with tan interior, 1977 special black and gold edition, or 1999 30th anniversary. So someday when I hit the lottery I think I should just get them all. 😎

  • @perrywe1
    @perrywe1 Год назад +1

    awesome video Jon. I am inspired to make my Camaro washer functional!! Thanks man

  • @georgesabol459
    @georgesabol459 Год назад +1

    Lubrication on the pivot points!!

  • @jamessharp9790
    @jamessharp9790 Год назад +1

    Awesome

  • @KeenanBayol
    @KeenanBayol Год назад +1

    looking awesome!!

  • @RandDCustoms2
    @RandDCustoms2 Год назад +1

    Great Video again. All useful information. I took all of your Great Pumpkin videos made a general to do list on my Firebird project, then made a parts list of the items that my car needed from the to do list. Thanks for making such great videos. FYI I found summit carries almost all of the AMD parts I needed for my Firebird in Ohio. This is a short 4 hour drive for me so I saved a ton in shipping.

  • @sherwinstaudt1881
    @sherwinstaudt1881 Год назад +1

    Usually when I do these I replace the whole unit because most of the time the bearings in the motor or shot and the brushes are almost gone on the Armature. also the control arms that go to the wipers I disassemble and relube even if they have nylon. Also the wiper squirter nozzles I take out and clean with small orifice bits. Sometime the old hoses breakdown in the inside that goes to the nozzles stops them up where they do not squirt properly, or when people pour washer fluid into reservoir they will get dirt and debris inside the reservoir which goes to the nozzles. Some reservoirs have screens on the pickup some do not.

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      Good point not a bad idea to back flush the nozzles prior just I case they are plugged up. Thanks!

  • @mikeoliver8083
    @mikeoliver8083 Год назад +1

    Thanks for creating these videos, I have learned so much. I feel like I could do this in my garage now. Have you ever restored a 2 gen firebird? I am not a huge fan of the 1974-76 front ends and was wondering what it takes to replace with a 1970-73 front bumper?

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      For the most part it is a bolt on mod, I swapped over a 1979 Firebird to the 1973 front bumper and 1973 formula hood. That’s was over 20 years ago but I don’t remember having any issues.

  • @charlieseidelmann6702
    @charlieseidelmann6702 Год назад +1

    Great content for a topic that doesn’t get any coverage. The wiper transmission (linkage) for
    My 67 Camaro is seized up and I have added multiple penetrating products to the spline on the passenger side , but nothing has freed it up. Do you know where I could secure a good used one?

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      Good point, besides Facebook market place and eBay I don’t know of any good resources, if I have an extra I would
      Just send it to you. I will keep an eye out for a spare

  • @tommyspencer7891
    @tommyspencer7891 Год назад +1

    Jon, what's the trick to removing the wiper arms? Seems you need at least 3 hands and a screwdriver for the tab. I can't get any leverage to pull it up off the splines. Thanks!

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад

      If the paint is bad and need redone I use a open end of a combination wrench. I did it in the tear down video of this car. They make a tool for removing the arms
      www.camarocentral.com/Wiper_Arm_Removal_Tool_p/win-75.htm

    • @tommyspencer7891
      @tommyspencer7891 Год назад +1

      Didn't know there was a tool. Thank you Jon.

  • @mitchstott4004
    @mitchstott4004 11 месяцев назад +1

    WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO SPECIFY WHICH OF THE THREE WIRES FOR THE WIPER MOTOR IS POSITIVE. i KNOW YOU HAVE TWO GROUNDS AND ONE POSITIVE. THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH MY CAR IS ALL THREE WIRES ARE INDIVIDUAL AND NOT IN A 2 WIRE CONNECTOR. NEED TO KNOW WHICH WIRE IS POSITIVE AND ON WHICH PIN DOES THE POSITIVE CONNECT TO. Thanks

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      Interesting idea, my dads car we are working on a build plan and he want to add delay wiper to his car. That would be the perfect time to do that.

  • @wiliamciavarra6588
    @wiliamciavarra6588 Год назад +1

    Looking great - did I miss the windshield and rear window install? You do this yourself?

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      I didn’t do a video on the front or rear glass install. I was attempting to get it done for the trans am nationals. Unfortunately I didn’t make it. 🙁
      I used the butyl rubber seal for this car.

    • @wiliamciavarra6588
      @wiliamciavarra6588 Год назад +1

      @@VinylVillageGarage I understand- really enjoy your videos! You work a full time job at same time? Saw an old videos with scissor lifts- you work as a mechanical/electrical technician?

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +1

      @@wiliamciavarra6588 yup full time job is construction equipment repair, specialty is aerial equipment. Doing that for 14 years. Used to work on cars for a living and decided that I didn’t like at all after 12 years

  • @kbsingleton
    @kbsingleton Год назад +1

    You should do a Sunbird next... 🤔😂 Oh...you'd need to make everything since nothing is reproduced.

    • @VinylVillageGarage
      @VinylVillageGarage  Год назад +2

      I know someone that should be doing one right now……🤣😁

  • @woodrowdelozier1
    @woodrowdelozier1 Год назад +1

    💪😎