It's the T-connector for the Jiffy Jet windshield washer.
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From: "Bryan Scott" <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 7:37 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] wierd part-what is it????
> Hi all!
>
> Today I discovered an odd part attached to the firewall of my 58
Fireflight,
> and I wonder if anyone can tell me what it is. It is a 5/8" tubular
plastic
> part, about 1 1/2" long. It was bracketed to the firewall, just to the
> lower right of my power brake housing. On top it has a metal cap sealing
> off (what would otherwise be) an opening. The metal cap is very much like
a
> beer bottle cap. Sticking straight out of the front of the part are two
> nipples, 1/2" long each. One is right below the "bottle cap" and is 1/8"
> I.D. The second is right below the first one and is 1/4" ID. Lastly,
there
> is a third nipple that comes off the bottom of the piece, making its
overall
> length 2 1/4" The bottom nipple has a 1/8" ID but a large OD. It also
has
> 5/8" diameter plastic threads just above the bottom nipple that would
allow
> it to screw into something. There are also ball bearing(s) inside the
part.
> The bottom nipple was connected to nothing, the middle nipple had a short
> hose leading to nothing, and the top nipple had a hose that ran across the
> top of my heater's housing and connected to nothing.
>
> Can anyone tell me what this is and what it should be connected to if it
> were properly installed? Given the ball bearings and the screw-type
threads
> on the bottom nipple, it seems that a liquid should come in through the
> bottom and the ball bearing(s) would direct which of the upper nipples
> receives the flow. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated!
>
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