Robert. If you want to save money on the wipers (and a heap of time) try this:
This fix is for dry seals in the vacuum wiper motor.
Suck brake fluid up into the wiper vacuum motor. You will have to take the glove box liner out. Put a 2 foot or so tube on the air inlet of the wiper motor and put the other end in a jar with 200 ml of brake fluid (place on passenger foot well). Run engine till all the brake fluid is sucked up and turn off engine straight away. Leave for 3 days. Start up engine and run for a few minutes. Make sure its outside because the brake fluid will go through the intake and through the engine and out the exhaust. Very smokey.
Anyway. I got this advice from a fellow forum member and it worked like a charm. Wipers work very well. They still slow down a bit when you put your foot to the floor while driving. But this is how they are meant to operate. I think it adds to the Tbird character.
As for the fuel tank. I bought a new one. Got 2 tennis balls worth of rust from tank. If you really want to use your current tank you could try cleaning it out first. Pull tank. As suggested wash out with a hose. Then add 5 marbles (or same size ball bearings)and a litre of water. Shake tank around for 20 minutes. (this is a good workout. no need to go to gym that day!). Rinse tank. Empty marbles. This will be hard with a tbird tank so ball bearings might be better then you can use a magnet to retrieve them! The marble/ball bearings will dislodge most of the scally crud on the tank walls. This technique works well for motor bike tanks. Good luck
This fix is for dry seals in the vacuum wiper motor.
Suck brake fluid up into the wiper vacuum motor. You will have to take the glove box liner out. Put a 2 foot or so tube on the air inlet of the wiper motor and put the other end in a jar with 200 ml of brake fluid (place on passenger foot well). Run engine till all the brake fluid is sucked up and turn off engine straight away. Leave for 3 days. Start up engine and run for a few minutes. Make sure its outside because the brake fluid will go through the intake and through the engine and out the exhaust. Very smokey.
Anyway. I got this advice from a fellow forum member and it worked like a charm. Wipers work very well. They still slow down a bit when you put your foot to the floor while driving. But this is how they are meant to operate. I think it adds to the Tbird character.
As for the fuel tank. I bought a new one. Got 2 tennis balls worth of rust from tank. If you really want to use your current tank you could try cleaning it out first. Pull tank. As suggested wash out with a hose. Then add 5 marbles (or same size ball bearings)and a litre of water. Shake tank around for 20 minutes. (this is a good workout. no need to go to gym that day!). Rinse tank. Empty marbles. This will be hard with a tbird tank so ball bearings might be better then you can use a magnet to retrieve them! The marble/ball bearings will dislodge most of the scally crud on the tank walls. This technique works well for motor bike tanks. Good luck
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