I think you can get a vacuum reservoir from and old Lincoln town car or you
can use your own tomato juice can. (That is what ford used) Just braze or
solder a fitting into the can and paint it black and hook it up to a tee in
the line.
Dave Handley
51 GMC 5 window
Houston, TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Culver <sculver@iwl.net>
To: oletrucks list <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:09 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Vacuum wipers
>The '58 still has vacuum wipers, and with the air conditioner installed, I
>don't see any hope of installing an electric motor. The vacuum wipers,
true
>to form, generally quit during the heaviest rain, and this is my wife's
>daily driver, so I got to get it working better than this.
>
>I seem to remember something about a vacuum container mounted under the
>hood, to add to the pull for the wipers. Anyone know what this is about?
>Any other suggestions?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Smokey Culver, League City, Texas
>'50 3600 5-window (mine)
>'58 Apache (hers)
>See 'em at: http://sites.netscape.net/ChrlsCul/homepage
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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