Does any one have one? How rare are they?
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there was one on Ebay last week. Went for about $50 or so. For a car to have had one in the first place it needed the power steering option, I believe, which reduces the number. Then no one could have tossed it out to clean up the engine compartment. So they are somewhat rare.1958 Hardtop
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The washer pumps are rare, not because it was an uncommon option, but because it was a poor design. You will see that most Squarebirds have the button on the left dogleg, indicating that they were built with that option. Basically, the pumps were made of plastic and stamped metal which functioned by having the wheel of the pump rub against the the belt of a 300-horsepower engine. Most did not last more than a year or two. There were two designs, one for the 1958 and 1959 and one for the 1960. I have seen NOS kits go for as much as $500 on eBay. I have an NOS 1959 kit, but I have not put it on the car as I know it will not last long. I have a used 1960, that I am considering putting on the the car.Alexander
1959 Hard Top
1960 Golde Top
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when you look at the whole setup from a functional point of view, the name "Rube Goldberg" comes to mind.....1958 Hardtop
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JC Whitney sold a flexible bag washer kit, that unbelievable looks like a Ford washer bag, only in blue and hooked exactly onto our Squarebird washer bag mount (It included one if you didn't have it). The pump was integral with the bag.
I just bought one a few years back. I don't see it on their site now.Alexander
1959 Hard Top
1960 Golde Top
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Hi guys just reading and following the thread on washer pumps and the beautiful design on the dol leg. I had mine looked at over the winter and it was deemed that IF it worked, it would only work sporatically due to the design as Alexander says. My mechanic,installed a rather simple pump mounted on the fender well, wired into interior and placed a switch under the dash out of sight. Works great. Was about
75.00 complete.
Dano Calgary,Alberta CanadaDano Calgary,Alberta Canada
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I put up some pictures of the original 1958-1960 Washer pump set-up here:
Alexander
1959 Hard Top
1960 Golde Top
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Ha ha ha . . . childhood memories !!!!
Ours never worked since day one !!! I can remember being a kid . . . riding in the back seat . . . and my dad would reach in the glove box, get the Windex and hang his arm out the window (pouring rain) squirting the windshield . . . and my mom yelling at him "Watch where you're going!!!!!"
"Shhat up . . . Who's drivin this thing ???!!!!!!!!"
Hare larious!!!!!!!!
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Alexander
1959 Hard Top
1960 Golde Top
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