Re: [FWDLK] wierd part-what is it????

["Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually I have a decent '58 washer bag I was going to eBay, sitting here.
They usually go anywhere from $25-$50 for a decent 2-hook bag.   The
under-dash part isn't too bad to find either.  It all depends on if you want
to keep it all original, or do the wiring and so forth plus add a late model
plastic tank on it somewhere.  I guess originality on something like this is
a matter of personal preference unless you're seriously showing the car,
going for AACA trophies and the like.  But as long as the bellows on the
factory unit is good, it's not going to short out or blow fuses -


I'd have to go take one apart to understand how to connect one up, though -
someone else will have to field that one.   I'd look at the '60 I have that
still has the setup on it, but it's 75 miles away -


Bill K.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Scott" <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] wierd part-what is it????


> Thanks to all!  Now here's my follow-up questions:  First, I only have one
> washer jet.  What does the second nipple connect to, assuming the bottom
> nipple is for the supply? I don't have a reservoir for fluid - I assume an
> electronic set-up would be easy enough to find at NAPA?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] wierd part-what is it????
>
>
> > Sounds like part of a windshield washer setup.  A factory Mopar unit
would
> > use a washer bag hanging on the passenger side fender.  The bag has an
> > aluminum cap that fits something like a radiator cap.
> >
> > Some of these worked using a simple vaccuum bellows located on the floor
> > to
> > the left of the brake pedal rather than an electric motor, which is why
> > you'd have lines running down under the master cylinder -
> >
> >
> > I can't think of anything else that would make sense - anyone had one
> > apart
> > to know if I'm right?
> >
> >
> > Bill K.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > 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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