Re: Late 56 windshield washer

Posted by Dave Brownell On 2013/12/18 21:05:18

My Esquire/400 hardtop (Model/Serial 5687-4121) was apparently only 103 cars of the 400s from the end, and it has a red top with two wires. I also have a spare washer unit from a 56 Patrician (production date unknown) that seems identical. I haven't examined the wiper switch to see if it appears to work with a vacuum for the washer function. Whether any of the washers really work is still a mystery that I have chosen to leave untouched because this car is highly unlikely to ever need windshield washing. The wipers do work with the original vacuum motor reasonably well, but their use is also improbable because one trip on a wet street will entail hours of wire hubcap cleaning when I'm safely home in a dry garage.