<VV> Re: washer bellows (pistion) yup i spelled it right!

[corvairs]

I believe that this washer bellows was used on 20 million plus GM cars 
built in the 60's and possibly prior and possibly beyond. Yes, it is 
very strange that they have not been available. Incidentally, the 
complete washer assemblies are still available through several suppliers 
- so that means that SOMEONE is making them somewhere.  Lon

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Western Canada CORSA wrote:

>Tim,
>
>Could you send me the picture as well.  I had my old wiper assembly apart
>years ago so my memory of the part in question is a little faded.  Later, I
>worked in a job that had me fixing industrial diswashers.  I'm almost
>positive I had a solenoid valve disassembled one day and remember thinking
>to myself "Hey that diaphram looks exactly like the one in the 'vair washer
>pump".  It's an outside chance, but perhaps the solenoid manufactuer began
>with an off the shelf part, and continued to use it long after GM
>discontinued it.  Stranger things have happened.
>
>Regards,
>Joel 
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>that bellows / shaft  (called "piston") assembly fitted a cazillion gm wiper
>
>motors.  i used to work on them in the 70 - 80's as a factory repair station
>
>,and used a lot of them.  in fact i have at least one brand new old stock
>unit 
>in my parts drawers... the only part that was used almost as often was the 
>relay assembly. the part number of the bellows assembly i have in my hand is
>
>4918445  it says "pistion" on the delco bag.  yes i said pistion. i could
>take pictures of it if it would help. regards, tim colson 
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