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  • Joe L.
    Beyond Control Poster
    • February 1, 1988
    • 43193

    Re: Bag or tank ?

    Scott------

    Your use of the term "bag" leads me to consider the possibility that you are referring to the windshield washer resevoir and not the coolant system supply tank.

    For 1969, all Corvettes without A/C used a black plastic w/washer fluid resevoir tank mounted in a bracket in the right front fender rear wheel well area. The original tank was GM #9781451, but this was replaced in SERVICE by a white plastic tank of otherwise similar configuration which was GM #3840083. The latter part continues to be available in SERVICE for a GM list price of $6.50. Black plastic resevoir tanks are available in reproduction.

    For A/C equipped cars, a plastic bag was used as the w/washer resevoir. For 1969, this bag was mounted on the left front fender rear wheel well area. The top of the bag had two metal eyelets which which fit over small hooks on the support bracket. This bag-type resevoir, GM #3961549, has ben discontinued for many years. It is available in reproduction, though.

    As far as radiator supply tanks go, 1969 used many variations of radiator and supply tanks. Small blocks without A/C and without automatic transmission and all big blocks without A/C, used an aluminum coolant supply tank, GM #3016340, which was mounted to a bracket on the right front fender rear wheel well area. All big blocks with A/C used a brass radiator supply tank, GM #3019249, which was mounted in generally the same area. Small blocks with A/C and or automatic transmissions did not use a radiator supply tank.
    In Appreciation of John Hinckley
  • Scott Webb NCRS-33354

    #2
    Joe, would you rec. a tank on a correct driver?

    Thanks Joe. I thought a bag might be used since there is no room for a tank/bottle in the area indicated. Also when I bought the car someone had a cheap plastic tank wedged in front of the evaporator housing. This lead me to believe that something original might have been there. Is it common for those who want a 'correct driver' to some how fit a tank on the small block A/C car. Or is it really needed at all in the sunbelt region? Thanks very much for your advice.

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    • Joe L.
      Beyond Control Poster
      • February 1, 1988
      • 43193

      #3
      Re: Joe, would you rec. a tank on a correct driver

      Scott----

      I think that you might have a difficult time fitting the plastic jar type of resevoir to the car----I suspect that if it could have been easily done this way that GM would have done it in the first place. However, you might be able to do it. The jars are still available from GM and the brackets are available in reproduction. If you get them both, it would just be a matter of experimentation to find a suitable mounting location. However, if it were me, I think that I'd just go with a reproduction bag. These worked pretty well and were also used for years in other GM products. The repro is a little expensive at $45, but that's still probably what I'd do.

      As far as whether the washers are needed, all I can tell you is that in the 31 years that I've owned my 69, I think that I've used them about 3 times. I found them to be VERY ineffective way back when the car was new and I never really bothered with them again.
      In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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