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Old Dec 24, 2021 | 08:56 PM
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Hi, I need some help again. I’ve been trying to install this new reservoir I got on my ‘81 and I can’t seem to get it right. If someone could help me out by showing me how they have there’s bolted on and just giving some pointers, I’d greatly appreciate it!!
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I converted mine to the bag type washer and mounted it just forward of the original. Reached up through gill cover hole and unplugged the wires to the washer pump and hooked these wires to the bag washer pump. I cut the hose lines going to the original washer pump and hooked them to the new washer bag pump and voila, windshield washers. I paid $15 for the bag washer on Amazon and painted it black. Works for me as I never was able to get to the original pump.
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Old Dec 24, 2021 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Roy W.
I converted mine to the bag type washer and mounted it just forward of the original. Reached up through gill cover hole and unplugged the wires to the washer pump and hooked these wires to the bag washer pump. I cut the hose lines going to the original washer pump and hooked them to the new washer bag pump and voila, windshield washers. I paid $15 for the bag washer on Amazon and painted it black. Works for me as I never was able to get to the original pump.
Oh ok, I might try that if all else fails, I was just struggling with figuring out where to bolt my new reservoir that just came in. There’s no immediate give aways as to where it’s supposed to go.
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On my 77 it's mounted on the driver's side fender wall just behind the wheel well.
Absolute Bitch to get in and out!
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Old Dec 24, 2021 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 4-vettes
On my 77 it's mounted on the driver's side fender wall just behind the wheel well.
Absolute Bitch to get in and out!
Ya that’s how mine is going to end up being. What was weird was on my 81’ I had the bracket like a 75-79 would have to install that reservoir instead of the 80-82 one
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Old Dec 25, 2021 | 04:05 AM
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Don't know if my 78 is the same as your 81, but my bottle bolts to a bracket on the inner fender as shown.


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Thanks again to everyone helping me out, what I ended up doing was drilling some holes for the mounting and got it all fixed now. Thank you guys again
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