Is your wiper system like mine?

I have a slide switch on the arm behind the steering wheel. It has Off/Delay/Low/High. And I have a knob to turn next to the radio, 5 different delays and off.

What I would expect was that the delay would only work when the slide is in Delay but here’s how it works today:
Low and High work fine, so I assume the wiring at the motor is OK. In Off on the slide, I can turn the knob and then I get delayed wipe. But in Delay on the slide, I get delay again, but it doesn’t park. It’s actually quite amusing to look at, the wiper blade moves 1/3 of the way and then another 1/3 when the next pulse comes, and it goes on like that, like a Jacques Tati movie.

Is it like this in your Longchamp/Deauville?

So why does Delay work when the slide is in Off? And why does the Delay not park when the slide is in Delay? Are some wires switched?

Any views on this tricky one?

Hi MIkael,

As I understood from Wellis they bypassed the Lincoln-Ford delay on the indicator stalk at the factory. The park position only working on the consolle switch might be because it gets its signal from the low/high speed switch.
My guess is that either they half/half bypassed it at the factory or a previous owner thought that the column switch might actually be handy if it were to function and made a unsuccesfull attempt to make it work.

I have the older type column but a friend of mine has a deauville with the same column as yours and his column switch doesn´t work at all. The centerconsole delay works brilliant though!

Chiel

Hi,
Mine is OFF-LOW(delay position)-LOW-HIGH on the stalk. Delay on the knob.

Can any one post pic's of their steering columns showing the turn signal stalk?

I had someone ask today about one, and apparently there are early versions and there are late versions!

It also appears that these cars came with tilt steering columns. I rebuild Ford tilt columns for the Mustang world, and it would be interesting to know what "year version" of column is being used in these cars! I may be able to help folks fix them up!

Steve

Early Pantera, no tilt

1978 Longchamp, with tilt

OK, the Pantera one looks to be similar to the Lucas design that is in my Goose.....

I'm more wonderin' 'bout the Deauville and Longchamp versions.

The Longchamp turn signal stalk version shown is 1978 Ford. Now, what model of Ford is the question! Looks to me to be the same as in Versailles, Monarch, and Granada models. Probably the same 1978-1981ish.

The steering column is what has be interested! I rebuild Ford tilt columns, and after about 1973, there were rarely any tilts sold, if any, that didn't have a column shift with the PRNDL indicator on it! The casting piece that sits right next to the padded portion of the dash is where this PRNDL indicator would be, and in the picture it appears to be smooth!

SO, I wonder if a part from an earlier car was substituted (Mustang and Cougar), or if the part was modified??? (Smoothed and finished)

Thanks for the pictures!!!
Steve

PS: Beautiful dash layout! Reminds me of the Goose arrangement with the padded lower piece and the longer horizontal dash vents!!! Has anyone checked to see if the dash AC vents are the same as a GOose? IF so, they are rare!!!!

Hi,
Here's a picture from my 85 Deauville.
I've heard that the column is from a Lincoln. My ignition key has the Lincoln logo.

Espen,

Yes, the column "could be" from a Lincoln.... The turn signal switch appears to be similar to the 78 version shown further above. In your picture, it appears like perhaps the piece of column right up against the dash may be a custom modified part by DeT or ????

Either way, parts for these columns are not too hard to come by, to repair them. I just need to figure out what year they are based upon.

Steve

Yes, the white piece looks custom.
The issues I have with my column is a weak sentering spring for the stalk, which sometimes makes it signal left turns by itself. Also, a part of the collapsing area has cracked, making the steering wheel a bit loose. Needs some easy welding.