Windshield wiper repair
#3
That’s likely a power resistor to drop the voltage. Looks like a ni-chrome wire wound around an asbestos (or some other heat resistant material) core.
Last edited by Fun71; December 13th, 2023 at 06:26 PM.
#5
NOTE: I stole these images from the Internet. They are applicable to a Cadillac not a 1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2. Therefore, use w/ caution. To that end, they appear to demonstrate Kenneth's suggestion of a voltage drop power resistor (i.e. probably why it's called a high speed resistor - e.g. drops the voltage via the resistor). I didn't perform an exhaustive search of the Oldsmobile Parts Catalog; and, therefore I can't say whether there exists a Part No. for a high speed windshield motor resistor. The 10.150 number identified in the Oldsobsolete image places that resistor in Group 10 (Parts Catalog); but the Oldsobsolete image is pertinent to a 1963-1964 GM wiper motor. I couldn't find that resistor in Group 10 of my 1972 Parts Catalog. Good Luck!
URL link to the Oldsobsolete wiper motor resistor. Absolutely stupid $$ for a ten cent part. I don't think they have one anyways, but it does provide an image which might help demonstrate whether this is what you're referring to.
https://oldsobsolete.com/products-pa...r-nos-4911286/
URL link to the Oldsobsolete wiper motor resistor. Absolutely stupid $$ for a ten cent part. I don't think they have one anyways, but it does provide an image which might help demonstrate whether this is what you're referring to.
https://oldsobsolete.com/products-pa...r-nos-4911286/
Last edited by Vintage Chief; December 13th, 2023 at 10:37 PM.
#7
It was part of a terminal board assembly.
For a 1969 the terminal board assembly carried OEM # 4916862
After a quick Google search I found this for $35;
1968 – 74 Chevrolet Corvette windshield wiper motor terminal board NOS #4916862 | eBay
They say it's for a Corvette, but it carries the same GM part number.
It will fit your 442.
Last edited by Charlie Jones; December 15th, 2023 at 09:16 AM.
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