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My '83 Ford van uses the same type of sliding switch found in the '67/68's (don't know about later than that), and has intermittent built into it. If you have a 67/68, I'm sure you could retrofit the sliding switch into the bezel and then hook up your wiring to the motor. While I don't know about all intermittent setups, many simply use a break-over capacitor setup, in which voltage has to build up to a certain point before it will trigger the motor. The switch itself is a variable resistor that will regulate the time between breakovers by limiting the amount of voltage that flows through it (and, therefore, making the cap take longer to reach the breakover point).

If my van ever gives up the ghost (actually, WHEN it does ;) I think I will probably do this retrofit myself.

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Dont mean to sound like a newbie. *points at title*

would that work on a 65?

65 coupe white w/ red interior, 289 2 barrel, automatic trans, mostly all orginal parts
67 coupe black w/ black interior, 302 4 barrel, automatic trans (prays i will be able to get this car)
 

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I've got a 65' It sounds like you can change motors or switches and all, but I was hoping someone had made a new switch that was a duplicate of the 65' org. That you just put right in the dash and you could plug the stock harnedd into it. You know a switch with an extra electronics pack or something that hangs under the dash so you have an org looking turn switch. Kory

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It would work but would not look original - what you'd need to make it work on a 65/66 is a rotary switch that's set up like your headlight switch. What this means is, you know how you can adjust your dashlights by turning the switch left & right, then there's a positive point where your interior light comes on? Well, this is exactly what you need but with 2 final points so you could also have low and high wipers. And you'd have to rig up a breakover capacitor system besides.

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