Roughly from ‘69 to ‘82, 318's were mostly painted Blue.
About ‘83 Chrysler changed the 318 engine color to Black (I don’t care much for black engines).
My ‘77 only has mostly garage kept 36k miles on it, so it should be in decent shape.
I don’t think your wipers have any problems, per se, but I feel the grease inside of it has turned from a solid/paste to a liquid, which is easier to leak out. Only so much can leak out - which is why I mentioned you should be fine once it is cleaned up.
If you noticed, the wiper motor on my ‘77 looks like the one on my ‘86 (other than one has delay, other does not). In ‘87 Chrysler went to the style you have.
Note: when I build my big blocks, they will be painted blue, for my “plan” (not sure how well it works out) is “at first glance, it will look like a 318 with Lean Burn”.
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Can you elaborate on your “Dawn xtra strength dish washing detergent on things I could take out of the engine compartment” process? (Examples: spread soap on and scrub with stiff bristle brush, use soapy water with paper towels, or steel wool, power wash with dawn as additive, etc.).
I live on one acre of property about six miles west of the center of Oklahoma City . On my property, there is over 140 trees, most of which are White Oak. About two dozen of the White Oaks, you cannot reach around. Needless to say, my property does not get much sunlight during summertime. Still get all of the heat and humidity, though.
The pictures show the tree sap and other tree related “stuff” I get with living in a forest.
Becky, this entire weekend, we received a total of two inch rain (ie: a drop every two inches).
I couldn’t tell in your photos, but on firewall by the bare metal square looking device (the Voltage Regulator) is a black clip/loop that washer hose goes through. Also picture of the white “T” on hood that I mentioned your car has been replaced before (if it is working, don’t fix it).
The area by firewall and washer bottle, is a place “stuff” collects, a plenty.
BudW