Originally posted by shooper:
Joe H...I like my vacuum wipers, but they just about stop when accelerating..How can I get some more vacuum to them?..235 motor in a 54..Thanks,Steve
Other than rebuilding the motor, your best option is to get a vacuum tank with a one-way valve off a newer vehicle. Put it in line to you wiper motor, it will help even out the vacuum.
As far as driving old trucks, I put about 20,000 miles on my 52 3/4 ton last year. 235, 4.10 gears, 31" tires, stock suspension, brakes and bias-ply tires on the front axle. 60 mph in heavy traffic at 2,600 rpm, sped up to 70 as needed. No problem with keeping up with traffic, just had to be careful about saving room to stop. Then there was the day some kid tried running me off the road. When I pulled back up beside him at 95, he liked to crapped his pants!
