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Originally Posted by barry12345
Some cars had a alternatives where wipers had a container to store vacuum and moderate things somewhat. Also some buicks had a separate vaccum pump combined with the fuel pumps.
Otherwise the wipers went like hades going downhill and pretty much stopped on real uphill stretches. So you took your foot off the gas for a second or two so the engine could accumulate some vacuum in the intake manifold. Got a few wiper swipes and back on the gas.
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Caddys had vac pumps too.
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