Dual electric wiper motors?

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6cuda61

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Curious question.....on the vehicles the company i work for builds we use dual electric wiper motors instead of one with long linkages.....anyone ever
do this on our coaches? I thought i saw one done over in the GMC Photo's but not sure.
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Rich Mondor,

Brockville, ON

77 Hughes 2600
 
Sir, I have not done it on a coach but I have a Kenworth W-900A model with separate air operated wipers. In the 30 years of owning that truck I have
yet to get them to stay in sync, and I have tried every time it rained. I don’t think electric would be any different.

> Curious question.....on the vehicles the company i work for builds we use dual electric wiper motors instead of one with long linkages.....anyone
> ever do this on our coaches? I thought i saw one done over in the GMC Photo's but not sure.

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C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
 
JP, is your coach different?

> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/wipers/p59871-pieces-parts.html
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/wipers/p59868-passenger-side-motor.html
>
> There are several photos in this album. The Cole Hersee switch keeps the wipers synchronized by triggering off the pulse from the park circuit in
> the motors. The pivot shaft arm had to be re-drilled to get the correct wiper sweep. This might be a tight fit on a factory coach with all the stuff
> they pack under the hoods.
>
> JP

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Rich Mondor,

Brockville, ON

77 Hughes 2600
 
OK thanks for the info.

> Rich,
>
> On my coach, the dash air and duct system is inside the cab, the windshield washer reservoir is removed and the bracket for the old hydraulic
> wiper motor was trimmed to fit the brake vacuum pump. I've probably removed other stuff but don't recall offhand. With all those parts and hoses etc
> gone there's a lot more empty volume under the hood than most GMC's. I think that dual wiper motors would still fit in a factory built coach but it
> would be a squeeze.
>
> JP

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Rich Mondor,

Brockville, ON

77 Hughes 2600
 
I've always wanted to pursue Pantagraph wipers like the buses have that go side to side and cover the entire Windshield.   There was a GMC up-fitter called Silver Motor Coach that did that and they looked awesome.   They also made a 28' coach,, a 32' and a 34'   The OEM wiper system for the passenger side is basically useless. Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
 
Eric Tanner did one where the wipers go in opposite direction and park
in the middle.

On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 5:08 PM 78gmcroyale via Gmclist <

> I've always wanted to pursue Pantagraph wipers like the buses have that go
> side to side and cover the entire Windshield. There was a GMC up-fitter
> called Silver Motor Coach that did that and they looked awesome. They
> also made a 28' coach,, a 32' and a 34' The OEM wiper system for the
> passenger side is basically useless. Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
> -------- Original message --------From: 6cuda6--- via Gmclist <
> gmclist> Date: 5/19/20 6:24 PM (GMT-06:00) To:
> gmclist Cc: 6cuda6 Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Dual

> May 2020 19:12> Rich,> > On my coach, the dash air and duct system is
> inside the cab, the windshield washer reservoir is removed and the bracket
> for the old hydraulic> wiper motor was trimmed to fit the brake vacuum
> pump. I've probably removed other stuff but don't recall offhand. With all
> those parts and hoses etc> gone there's a lot more empty volume under the
> hood than most GMC's. I think that dual wiper motors would still fit in a
> factory built coach but it> would be a squeeze.> > JP-- Rich
> Mondor,Brockville, ON77 Hughes
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Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
jimk
http://www.gmcrvparts.com
1-800-752-7502
 
> I've always wanted to pursue Pantagraph wipers like the buses have that go side to side and cover the entire Windshield.   There was a GMC
> up-fitter called Silver Motor Coach that did that and they looked awesome.

When I had my 3rd GMC, I was looking at the pantograph assemblies off of Blue Bird TC2000 with their wiper systems. I'd like to see how they would be,
as I think they would beat the system we currently have...My concern was the curvature of the glass, the TC2000 doesn't have a huge sweep...

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1977 Palm Beach, 403 V8 w headers.
 
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