I have a windshield wiper setup that is non-pulse/delay...just standard low, high, wash controls.

I assume the motor is an 87 motor but who ****ing knows at this point

i got the correct control switch/arm installed finally (due to some dipshit putting in steering column from another car with pulse/delay controls and not changing the motor).

Everything works fine, washes when i press wash, low speed when i hit low speed, low speed when i hit high speed....wait wtf.

that's right.....the difference between low and high is pretty small.....i mean there IS a difference but high speed is definately not fast enough of a sweep to handle a heavy downpour...which worries me because I need it incase that happens.

Is it typical for these motors to wear out? Are the newer motors more powerful/quicker than the stock ones were even when NEW? Or will I always have this pretty slow "high" wipe speed?

 

My '88 has delay wipers.
It has 2 speeds.
Slow and really slow.
The replacement wiper motors can't be any slower, or as you say you will be stuck with a pretty slow "high" speed.
Get a replacement and tell the rest of us if it's enough faster for us to ditch our 20 year old ones...

 

Get a replacement and tell the rest of us if it's enough faster for us to ditch our 20 year old ones...[/quote]

i hate fast wiper low speed is the only thing i use other then delay. even in a down pour i won't high speed. i know i'm but then again i only drive it in the rain if i get stuck coming back feom some where.

 

how does it all work anyways?

is it just the motor on the driver's side firewall that you'd replace or are there more internal things on the passenger side or driver's side that need to be replaced as well.

 

yeah what you are talking about is nothing more then swaping out the motor on the driver side.

 

My wiper speed on the TA is variable from 0 to 142 MPH. They go even faster on my old Impala - Up to 163 MPH.

OH! You mean the speed across the windshield!

Did you clean and lubricate the linkages? Wet the windshield? Honestly, I use silicone on the glass, so my wipers never get used. I know they are pretty slow, but at least there is a noticeable difference between the speeds on my old '86.

Try inserting pins in the wiper arms to eliminate drag on the blades, and see if there is a significant difference in speeds running free. If not, the wiper motor may not be wounds the same as the original, or there may not be sufficient voltage to the wiper motors on high speed and under load. You can check that by running a separate (larger gauge wire) jumper from the battery to the wiper motor to see if the speed increases.