1958imp348
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Vehicle: I have a 58 Chevy Impala with a 348 V8 engine, CIPG Transmission, Rochester 4 Barrel Carburetor and Moraine Power Brakes. Many years ago the windshield washer reservoir (and lid) was misplaced. I do not remember the model. The jar was cylindrical and had a lid with pump fittings or connections. I do not remember how many. According to the "1958 Passenger Car Shop Manual", Page 14-8, the windshield wiper motors in six cylinder models were equipped with vacuum operated wiper motors while eight cylinder models were equipped with electrical operated wiper motors. The wiper switch is this case is two speed electrical with a button in the center to activate a washer. I am trying to determine the particular windshield washer reservoir that I might have had originally. I thought it might have been a Trico Windshield Washer unit.
Research: With the above notion in mind, Internet research led to a document entitled "Trico Windshield Washer and Maintenance & Service" at the URL www.wiperman.com/washservpage.html. At that site, there are discussions and diagrams of four types of windshield washers:
a. Standard Model, Figure 1
b. Instant Action Model, Figure 2
c. Mag-Nu-Matic Hydrostatic, Figure 3
d. Nu-Matic Hydrostatic, Figure 4
Each diagram shows a connection for a vacuum hose. I thought my unit might be the one of those. Under my hood, I do see:
1. The long sprayer hose that goes to the driver's side windshield nozzle and to the passenger's side windshield nozzle respectively with a Tee fitting in the middle which would connect to a water line that would go to a washer reservoir lid and jar.
2. Two small hoses that come from the back of windshield wiper control knob and through the firewall that would got to a washer reservoir lid. The windshield wiper knob has a button in the center which would activate the windshield washer reservoir.
I see no evidence of a vacuum hose source under my hood.
Questions: Does anyone know the 58 Chevy windshield washer reservoir model I might have had? Is there an inherent vacuum port for my type of vehicle which is going unnoticed by me as I look under the hood? For those of you with a similar vehicle, please look under your hood and reply. Thanks in advance.
Research: With the above notion in mind, Internet research led to a document entitled "Trico Windshield Washer and Maintenance & Service" at the URL www.wiperman.com/washservpage.html. At that site, there are discussions and diagrams of four types of windshield washers:
a. Standard Model, Figure 1
b. Instant Action Model, Figure 2
c. Mag-Nu-Matic Hydrostatic, Figure 3
d. Nu-Matic Hydrostatic, Figure 4
Each diagram shows a connection for a vacuum hose. I thought my unit might be the one of those. Under my hood, I do see:
1. The long sprayer hose that goes to the driver's side windshield nozzle and to the passenger's side windshield nozzle respectively with a Tee fitting in the middle which would connect to a water line that would go to a washer reservoir lid and jar.
2. Two small hoses that come from the back of windshield wiper control knob and through the firewall that would got to a washer reservoir lid. The windshield wiper knob has a button in the center which would activate the windshield washer reservoir.
I see no evidence of a vacuum hose source under my hood.
Questions: Does anyone know the 58 Chevy windshield washer reservoir model I might have had? Is there an inherent vacuum port for my type of vehicle which is going unnoticed by me as I look under the hood? For those of you with a similar vehicle, please look under your hood and reply. Thanks in advance.