y' know, the device that squirts washer fluid onto the windshield, where can i find these things? i am having no luck searching the old fashioned way... help? tred.
my apologies, i'm looking for the electrical type... i heard that checker used to put them on the cabs, but i couldn't yet verify that. i know that the checker had a 6 volt alternator as early as 1948, but can't find windshield squirters.
Tis true. I had a 67' Mustang, each time you pumped the pedal it would squirt you're windshield washer nozzles. I understand the early cougars had the same system. No electricity or vacuum required.
Try searching for Trico brand washers. They were common equipment in alot of 50's cars. Also take a look at Wiper Man. [ QUOTE ] i know that the checker had a 6 volt alternator as early as 1948 [/ QUOTE ] I always thought Chrysler developed the alternater and introduced it late in 1959 on their new 1960 models.
I have an old manual windshield washer 'pump'. It mounts to the floor with a metal bracket, and you step on it as needed to pump washer solvent up through the squirter nozzles. Usually mounted down near the dimmer switch. I could probably dig it up if anyone was really interested in it.
Have you tried hooking up one of those 12v windshield washer pump motors to your 6v battery to test the flow of water output?? I'm thinking that the windhield washer pump is just a small motor so a 12v unit should still work on 6v, but it will probably be a bit slow water spray??maybe, not too sure. If this is the case, you might be able to make a smaller hole in the output nozzle to restrict water flow, and increase the pressure giving an OK spray on your windshield. worth a try i guess gotta be easier than trying to locate a 6v unit eh?? Paul
[ QUOTE ] tell me more about this manaul pump mustang thing, this is a joke, right?... [/ QUOTE ] it ain't no joke . . What voltage is your finger?
[ QUOTE ] VW used a air pressurised bottle up into the '70's. No voltage needed. [/ QUOTE ]yes but the air came from the spare tire with a hose to the bottle, you cant just fill it up with air
It seems I always come up with suggestions from foreign car sources, but, consider; foreign cars are small, early cars are small. Anyway - my Citroën 2CV has a dash-mounted plunger pump which would work rather well in your case. Spray can be adjusted by the pressure by your finger. The picture says it all as for appearance:
[ QUOTE ] tell me more about this manaul pump mustang thing, this is a joke, right?... [/ QUOTE ] It's true tred , I had a 65 fairlane with this .It had a lever under the dash and a bag on inner fender.like this. You see them on ebay periodically and they are not too expensive .swaZZie
back to the original question, how about looking at big cars of the early '50s? Chryslers, Cadillacs, Lincolns? seems my '52 Saratoga had squirters but my memory aint so good.. Paul
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