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Old Jun 24, 2018 | 08:48 PM
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I need some help guys. I have a 73 stingray with some broken or cut vacuum lines and I don't know where the hook up to or what they are for. here are the pics and they all are where the wiper blade arms are located.



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have you accounted for the wiper washer lines ?

does the car have factory aircon ?

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Those are windshield washer lines that connect to the aluminum tubes with nozzle ends on the wiper arms. What about your pump and reservoir?
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Old Jun 24, 2018 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by bazza77
have you accounted for the wiper washer lines ?

does the car have factory aircon ?
Yes car has air conditioner. not hooked up. took the wiper arms off the car to replace. didn't notice any lines
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Old Jun 24, 2018 | 09:33 PM
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Those are windshield washer lines that connect to the aluminum tubes with nozzle ends on the wiper arms. What about your pump and reservoir?
when I remove the wiper arms I don't recall seeing any nozzle ends on the arms. not sure about pump and reservoir. what are you asking about those?
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Originally Posted by rct2007
when I remove the wiper arms I don't recall seeing any nozzle ends on the arms. not sure about pump and reservoir. what are you asking about those?
All part of the washer system. My 69 also has headlight washers. Your fluid reservoir should be located in the psgr side engine bay, mounted to the rear of the wheel well. The washer pump should be next to the wiper motor. Maybe all if that was removed from your car by Bubba? He can be quite a creative rascal....
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pic C shows a pump under a black plastic cover on the front of the wiper motor unit. Looks to have a couple of hoses coming off it , probably one feed from the bottle other should supply through hole to the T piece and onto wiper arms .

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Originally Posted by Faster Rat
All part of the washer system. My 69 also has headlight washers. Your fluid reservoir should be located in the psgr side engine bay, mounted to the rear of the wheel well. The washer pump should be next to the wiper motor. Maybe all if that was removed from your car by Bubba? He can be quite a creative rascal....
Okay thanks. I will take a look at all that when I get home from work today. I think it has been removed. Don't know why someone would remove that but anyway....
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From my 73. Fran
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From my 73. Fran
Yea mine have definitely been removed.....weird. thanks for the pics. they explain a lot. do you have a pic of where the lines connect under the hood?
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The tubes from each wiper enter the yellow plastic block attached to the wiper motor. The third tube goes to the washer reservoir. Pics of both are attached.
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Originally Posted by Blue73Shark
The tubes from each wiper enter the yellow plastic block attached to the wiper motor. The third tube goes to the washer reservoir. Pics of both are attached.
Fran


Ok thanks for the pics and info. Yep mine are gone...ha ha.
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