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General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: Jerry Wilbeck on May 31, 2016, 08:30:18 AM

Title: What is this?
Post by: Jerry Wilbeck on May 31, 2016, 08:30:18 AM

Anyone know what this is?  It's mounted on the firewall of my 47 Kaiser Special.
Thanks!

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: rialto on May 31, 2016, 09:38:12 AM

Could be an electric vacuum pump to help the wipers.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: joefrazer on May 31, 2016, 11:34:45 AM

It is a vacuum assist pump for the wipers. Some of the early 47s had a vaccum tank to help the pump, however it was mounted behind the front wheel so it took a lot of abuse and usually rusted and stopped working. Adding a pump like this helped when the tank failed.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Jerry Wilbeck on May 31, 2016, 02:20:31 PM

Was it a kf factory part? If so, part number?

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: joefrazer on May 31, 2016, 02:49:58 PM

The pictured unit is not a KF part.