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Post by smyrnaguy on Sept 21, 2009 9:24:30 GMT -5
I've been considering what type of windshield washer to install or whether to even use one at all. The yellow Brad had some funky thing that required removing the right front tire to fill and it used a foot operated pump. Looks like crap. Can't work well. The red Brad doesn't have a washer at all. What type washer do you use? Where is your reservoir?
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Post by jspbtown on Sept 21, 2009 9:37:37 GMT -5
Didn't someone have a small hole drilled into the deepest edge of the recess in the front and epoxyed a brass fitting into it? They ran a hose from the fitting to a reservoir under the hood. I think they stuffed a small screen in there as well. They used rainwater, or could add fluid, in through that small hole.
It was an innovative idea.
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Post by Wyn on Sept 21, 2009 11:59:07 GMT -5
I had said something about, Several of the other guy said they had drilled holes in that simulated vent to drain the rain water, and another fellow said that started some wheels a turning. I still don’t see why you can’t collect rain water from that simulated vent in the nose, filter the water and collect in the washer reservoir. Sounds like a trick thing to do.   My GT-II has the fuel door on top and has access to the washer reservoir. And the simulated vents on the GT-II has the AC unit just under it and makes it harder to drain them to a reservoir. Wyn |
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Post by Jeff Troy on Sept 21, 2009 14:20:12 GMT -5
Hi,
Bradley never included a washer system in the GT kit, and no instruction for a washer is given in the manual or any of the updates.
Any auto parts store will have a kit with a pump, hoses, reservoir and nozzle fittings. Probably $20-$20. Most, if not all, states require an operating windshield washer system to comply with inspection.
Bradley did almost everything correctly, although this was surely an ugly oversight on their part. GTII probably shows something, although I don't really remember; haven't looked at the manual or updates in a long time.
Warmest regards,
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Post by jspbtown on Sept 21, 2009 15:25:24 GMT -5
GTII I assume would be easy with that front mounted access panel. I assumed he was refering to a GT
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Post by didget69 on Sept 22, 2009 11:31:13 GMT -5
Both of my GT-II's have plastic bag style washer reservoirs with pump motors at the bottom - they were attached to brackets/tabs under the front access door. Some parts houses carry these bag style units that can be adapted to any car.
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Post by smyrnaguy on Sept 22, 2009 13:57:58 GMT -5
The biggest problem I see with collecting rain water is that it will freeze and won't cut bug goo as well. Yes mine are GT1's. The real problem isn't the pump and tank. Its location, location, location. Seems kind of silly to have to pull a wheel to fill the tank. I've been thinking about mounting the tank assembly behind the driver's seat. This would make the interior more symmetrical with battery and cover behind the passenger and a duplicate cover behind the driver. Sure would make refilling easier. I've also been considering eliminating the front recess. It looks like ground zero for paint discoloration, leaf, ice and rain collection. Anyone else filled it in?
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Post by Jeff Troy on Sept 22, 2009 16:44:38 GMT -5
Hey, Smyrna,
Is that Smyrna, Georgia? Used to live at Chimney Hill off Windy Hill Road. Built a home in Ackworth in the 70's but never slept in it.
The wheel well location is okay, but you have to mount the reservoir so that you can reach it when you turn the front wheels to the left. That lets you get a funnel in to fill the tank.
It isn't all that convenient, but there is no other easy access in the GT unless you do something in the engine compartment.
I have my washer tank and pump where the brake reservoir is supposed to mount, and built a bracket for the brake tank over the forward chassis next to the frame head. It's a little goofy, but it's a Bradley. You'll need to get used to goofy.
Warmest,
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Post by smyrnaguy on Sept 23, 2009 7:37:53 GMT -5
No its not Georgia. Its NC. I'm about 5 miles north of Cape Lookout. I used a Volvo 240 brake reservoir that sits on top of the master cylinder. No bracket needed. Now I'm leaning toward hanging the washer assembly on the firewall, inside passenger side, high up under the dash. Should be a simple thing to remove the reservoir to fill and it would be out of the way. Besides if it leaks it wouldn't drip on MY shoes.
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