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Gundy

Gundy

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Yesterday after driving for hours on mountain twisties
in rain the wipers quit. We had to drive home today
in downpours. Bless the inventor of RainX. We would have
been up the creek (pardon the pun) without RainX on the
windshield. Four hours of mountain driving was challenging
enough but add downpours and no wipers and ....WHEW...
glad to be home in one piece.
Aside from the wipers Miss B performed flawlessly.
 
Lucas holds the patent on intermittent wipers, with the "dim, flicker and off" syndrome thrown in for good measure.
 
TOC said:
Lucas holds the patent on intermittent wipers, with the "dim, flicker and off" syndrome thrown in for good measure.
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With th' wipers it's: "slow, stutter, off." :wink:
 
Well, I took the wiper arms off and the little collars.
Sprayed some WD40 on the shafts and they work much better.
Meaning they work at all is better.
:jester:
I note they are slow with all 3 going but seem to work fine with any 2 selected and one flipped up.
Next time I'm flipping the passenger side one up in a rain storm. Passenger doesn't need to see.
More RainX for good measure too.
:devilgrin:
 
In a rain storm the wipers are my least worry....We usually reach for the scuba gear to keep from drowning!
 
WD-40 isn't a lubricant BTW, Dave. Shoot some PB in there sparingly, followed by a few drops of 20~50W Castrol!


And Rain-X RULEZ!!!
 
DrEntropy said:
WD-40 isn't a lubricant BTW, Dave. Shoot some PB in there sparingly, followed by a few drops of 20~50W Castrol!


And Rain-X RULEZ!!!
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I used the WD40 because I thought it would penetrate . I like the PB idea. I plan on adding some machine oil after a day or two of "rest and dry" time for the wipers following some PB squirting.
Thanks for the tip Doc!
 
WD is "Water Displacement"... not a penetrant and not good lubrication either. Great preservative, good at gettin' stains out of clothing. That's about all we use it for.
 
DrEntropy said:
WD is "Water Displacement"... not a penetrant and not good lubrication either. Great preservative, good at gettin' stains out of clothing. That's about all we use it for.
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It helps in removing those stickers off of stuff sometimes.
Picked up a can of PB this morning.
I guessed there was some water in there so I don't see WD40 harming anything.
I hadn't thought about PB and of course it is clearly the better way to go.
 
Rain-X works especially well on my MGB with the more upright windscreen taking alot of air against it. On my Miata with the windscreen more swept back, the Rain-X effect of the water being swept off is less noticeable. Still, visibility is better due to the beading effect.
 
Hehe, Peanut Butter might be a good idea in the windshield wipers. The hydrogenated oil could lubricate while the peanuts could...make them tasty. But they're referring to PB Blaster, a penetrating, corrosion-busting spray that is indispensable. The stains on my garage floor are probably 80% machine oil, 20% PB blaster. It's instantly recognizable by its hand-drawn-looking label: blaster003_023.jpg
 
PB Blaster or Kroil are good penetrants, lousy lubricants. Machine oil or motor oil will follow the penetrating oil into the part(s). Penetrants are light and made to "wick" into tightly toleranced parts. Lubricants will generally "follow" the penetrant into the spaces.

...but nothing beats disassembly and thorough cleaning. :wink:
 
SiliKroil pentrates and lubricates - it has silicone added. I have found it very good.
 
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