Re: Meanwhile, on the other Little Car project...

[Gwendolyn Ann Smith <gwen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jamie Smith (oconner_us@xxxxxxxxx), you said...

>Just wanted to throw in my .02 on this. As I was reading these posts I 
>decided to go look at how it is installed on my 66 American. I know there 
>are going to be differences between the 66 american and the 64 classic but 
>here is how mine is set up. There is a good sized hole above and slightly 
>to the left (left if you are sitting in the drivers seat, right if you are 
>standing in front of and facing the car) or the hole where the parking 
>brake cable comes through. The hose is run throug some kind of a sleeve 
>(appears to be foam?...it was pretty dark and I couldn't tell for sure 
>what kind of material) and the sleeve rests in the hole. Inside the 
>firewall the hose runs to the foot pump, outside it runs to some kind of 
>fitting that is clamped to the firewall. There is then a same diameter 
>hose running from that fitting to the washer bag. There is a smaller hose 
>running from the fitting to the squirter nozzle thingy on the hood. Like I 
>said, I know there will be differences betwee!
> n the 66 american and the 64 classic but this is how mine is installed. 
>
>Gwen, if it would be of any help if you had pictures I could get a couple 
>digital pics of mine and send them to you. Let me know if that would be 
>helpful at all. 

::nod:: I recently procured a partial washer set off eBay, and one of the 
items was the instructions, which mark this kit as being from 65-67 (it 
mentions the American, Ambassador, Classic, and Marlin).  The schematic 
shows the hose going through a sponge rubber grommet to the right of the 
larger grommet (as you look in the engine bay).  This is definitely a 
difference between the model years, as it's very different from the 
schematic in the '64 parts book (which shows the nylon tube thing).

I was fortunate enough last night to get a decent photo of the foot pump 
in a '64 Ambassador, which clearly shows it going through the bottom of 
the large rubber grommet through the firewall.  This is where I had been 
intending to route the hose, and at least now I have some image showing 
not only that this was how it was routed, but also showing the relative 
position of the foot pedal pump in the passenger compartment.  I believe 
that's the last thing I was wondering about this install, which means I 
can finally move foreward on it.  In the coming week, though, as I did 
the rear bumper install yesterday, and want to do some non-car stuff 
today. :-)

Cheers,
Gwen Smith

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