I would also like to autopsy this car.
Comment on The Old Car Summertime Struggle
Atropos@lemmy.world 3 days agoI would guess that would have had vacuum powered wipers. And the heat comes from the engine - was the blower motor really struggling that bad with the headlights on? I don’t mean to sound skeptical, but this is really surprising to me!
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
I have no idea. He was also like, the third owner, so it’s quite possible that things were failing.
moncharleskey@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Vacuum wipers in 1989? 59 maybe. Sounds like the alternator output was too weak to keep up with the electrical demand of headlights, blower, and wipers.