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None Synchronizing wipers

Our '89 GV has two separate motors for the windshield wiper blades. They do not synchronize wipe like modern vehicles.
Drives me a little nuts when this happens and it isn't a long trip to drive me totally crazy (the DW says), so I wonder if anyone ever resolved this issue  and now has synchronized wipers on the old coaches.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

Re: None Synchronizing wipers

Reply #1 –
I am not aware of that being done. I would think that would have to be someone with a lot of knowledge about 12 volt motors.
previous 1984 35 ft ORED 250 HP 3208 Cat       
previous 1998 40 ft U295 CAI 325 hp Cummins
previous 2003 40 Ft u320 build #6140 450 Cummins M11.                                                         
1999 Mazda Miata
Ron, Nancy, Tipper the cat, Max The dog
1997 U 270 36 ft build number 5174 8.3 Cummins

Re: None Synchronizing wipers

Reply #2 –
Hmmm, it has been several years since I had to mess with a wiper motor on a car, but it seems to me that the last one I dealt with had only one motor that drove both wipers. If you look at the larger vehicles (trucks and busses) they all have two motors, one for each wiper. I think you will just have to live with having two motors unless you have lots of money to invent something new.

Re: None Synchronizing wipers

Reply #3 –
I've never heard of 2 motors being synchronized.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: None Synchronizing wipers

Reply #4 –
Ours is a two motor set up and synchronized to start and stop together.  Having said that, the PO had replaced the drivers wiper and shared that it was a pain to get the wiring right.  It's not a simple two wire set up.  As i recall anyway, it's been a while since I've been in that area of the coach.  I can tell you that they travel right to left together and stop and start together but one lingers at the stop start position a little longer but then travels just a bit faster across the window .... Not perfect but close enough.
    For us we try to avoid driving at nite and rain anyway.
Robert and Susan
 1995 36' 280 WTBI 8.3 3060r
 1200 watts on the roof, 720 Ah of lithium's
 Build # 4637. Motorcade # 17599
        FMCA  # 451505
        18  Wrangler JLUR

Re: None Synchronizing wipers

Reply #5 –
Our GV wipers were never quite in sync.
Frank & Connie Williams
1999 U320 '36
Build: 5466
MC: 18335