What's the best practice for making sure the bowdin cables are lubed and ready for another 74 years?

Just looking to test the wiper motor while the dash is apart.

Lubing the bowden cables is on my list of things to do as well. They are stiff and maybe it's just the pivot point of the flaps they operate.

Thanks for the feedback.
That's a beautiful color on your station sedan!

I'll hit them with some oil. They were working, several years ago last they were used.

Has anyone had any luck using a mitivac or even an Air conditioning vacuum pump to test and operate them while the car is disabled?

Thank you, this confirmed my findings last night.
They exit the dashboard and go up the A pillar on the drivers side. I think I'll leave the headliner and dome light wiring alone. I'll run new wiring for the tail lights and fuel tank sender either under the rubber floor pad or under the car in conduit.

I’m rewiring my 48 Station Sedan and have pulled the dash apart. What is a good replacement for the brown pine straw insulation that was falling apart? Any suggestions on lubing the wiper assembly or heat/air cables?

I’m rewiring my 48 Station Sedan. It seems the tail lights, dome light, and gas gauge wires all go up through the headliner. I want to keep the headliner intact as it’s all original and in good shape. Any suggestions on how to replace the wires?

Did you find it yet? My father painted his 48 station sedan with the Egyptian Sand. Somewhere we might still have a partial can and I could get the code off of it.

I’ve used a pressure bleeder on a more modern foreign car. The bleeder screwed onto the fluid reservoir in place of the cap.
What kind of pressure bleeder do you use on a 48 Packard?