Re: SER1 Welcome Coen!

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Hi Coen,

Due to the lengthy period of storage prior to issue and the ungoverned 
attention of Belgian Army motor pool sergeants after, there are many local 
variations in the accessories of the surviving Minervas :-)

Some, however, were official, and the change from Lucas wiper motors on 
the '52's to Mitsuba wiper motors on the '53's is documented in the 
Minerva parts list.  My '52 (26631080) has a '53 windscreen, the physical 
difference being the lack of the small holes either side of the central 
shaft hole required for the Lucas design.  Obviously, if a '52 Minerva 
windscreen came available I would prefer to fit that (the Lucas motors 
have the lever for manual operation which is far more amenable to wet 
snow removal), but for now I would like to acquire a replacement Mitsuba 
or at least the nylon output gear (mine is split) before the one good 
motor also fails.

Meanwhile, it is interesting that a Bosch assembly is fitted on yours. 
Does it pass through the same hole as the Mitsuba?  It might be easier to 
find and possibly a more reliable design than the ancient Mitsuba.

Thanks for the information and, if your breaker has a good Mitsuba or 
equivalent Bosch I'd be very interested.

George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
 			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Coen Caminada wrote:

> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:09:59 +0200
> From: Coen Caminada <Coen@xxxxxxxx.xxxx>
> Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: SER1 Welcome Coen!
> 
> Greetings George,
>
> I don?t have a source for a wiper motor ? yet, as i just bought my car a 
> month ago.
> My Minerva does have 2 different wiper motors:
> A bosch unit, made in Spain (bosch is a German company) at the left hand 
> site, and a Mitsuba wiper motor on the anther side. I do not know witch one 
> is original.
> On a normal series one, a Lucas unit is normally used witch are expensive, if 
> you buy them new.
>
> There is a parts supplier in Belgium, and if I am there (I?m planning to 
> visit him in the near future) I will keep my eyes open for a wiper motor. 
> Near my hometown is a normal land rover breaker. I can ask him for a wiper 
> motor to, if you want.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Coen Caminada

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