It's the T-connector for the Jiffy Jet windshield washer. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Scott" <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 7:37 PM Subject: [FWDLK] wierd part-what is it???? > Hi all! > > Today I discovered an odd part attached to the firewall of my 58 Fireflight, > and I wonder if anyone can tell me what it is. It is a 5/8" tubular plastic > part, about 1 1/2" long. It was bracketed to the firewall, just to the > lower right of my power brake housing. On top it has a metal cap sealing > off (what would otherwise be) an opening. The metal cap is very much like a > beer bottle cap. Sticking straight out of the front of the part are two > nipples, 1/2" long each. One is right below the "bottle cap" and is 1/8" > I.D. The second is right below the first one and is 1/4" ID. Lastly, there > is a third nipple that comes off the bottom of the piece, making its overall > length 2 1/4" The bottom nipple has a 1/8" ID but a large OD. It also has > 5/8" diameter plastic threads just above the bottom nipple that would allow > it to screw into something. There are also ball bearing(s) inside the part. > The bottom nipple was connected to nothing, the middle nipple had a short > hose leading to nothing, and the top nipple had a hose that ran across the > top of my heater's housing and connected to nothing. > > Can anyone tell me what this is and what it should be connected to if it > were properly installed? Given the ball bearings and the screw-type threads > on the bottom nipple, it seems that a liquid should come in through the > bottom and the ball bearing(s) would direct which of the upper nipples > receives the flow. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated! > > ************************************************************* > > To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to > http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1
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