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flathead 53 · 12-26-2017, 05:03 PM

My 65 comet caliente has something mounted on pass side just above heater motor ,it has two rubber vacuum lines attached and an electric plug in connector going to it . I have the car only a few months and still learning about it .don"t want to sound stupid but not sure what it is . thanks for your help.

KULTULZ · 12-26-2017, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by flathead 53

My 65 comet caliente has something mounted on pass side just above heater motor ,it has two rubber vacuum lines attached and an electric plug in connector going to it . I have the car only a few months and still learning about it .

don"t want to sound stupid but not sure what it is . thanks for your help.

Well, No. 1 you ain't stupid.

It may be a later style heater control valve. Just heat or AC?

Any chance of a photo? Instructions on how to attach are on the reply page.

felix 40 · 12-26-2017, 05:47 PM

windshield washer reservoir?

flathead 53 · 12-26-2017, 05:55 PM

Looking at owners manual there was an option that wipers would go on when you depressed the washer pedal that was by the dimmer switch. I am thinking that this is it .

flathead 53 · 12-26-2017, 06:10 PM

Looking further , it is an interval wiper system,that was an option on 65 mercury comets

Herman Munster · 12-26-2017, 09:39 PM

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Cool option to have. Most wiper controls on Fords only had two speeds, on and off.
Before electric wipers, they were vacuum operated and so they had a built in sort of interval. They could run slower or faster depending on how much you turned the knob. Engine vacuum demands were the only glitch in the system.

5851a · 12-27-2017, 06:46 AM

The interval selection will only work when engine is running and vacuum provided.

12-26-2017, 05:03 PM	#1
flathead 53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: central nj Posts: 721	strange device in engine compartment My 65 comet caliente has something mounted on pass side just above heater motor ,it has two rubber vacuum lines attached and an electric plug in connector going to it . I have the car only a few months and still learning about it .don"t want to sound stupid but not sure what it is . thanks for your help. Last edited by flathead 53; 12-26-2017 at 05:17 PM.

12-26-2017, 05:47 PM	#3
felix 40 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 174	Re: strange device in engine compartment windshield washer reservoir? __________________ Felix 40

12-26-2017, 05:55 PM	#4
flathead 53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: central nj Posts: 721	Re: strange device in engine compartment Looking at owners manual there was an option that wipers would go on when you depressed the washer pedal that was by the dimmer switch. I am thinking that this is it .

12-26-2017, 06:10 PM	#5
flathead 53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: central nj Posts: 721	Re: strange device in engine compartment Looking further , it is an interval wiper system,that was an option on 65 mercury comets

12-26-2017, 09:39 PM	#6
Herman Munster Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SW WA state. Posts: 564	Re: strange device in engine compartment Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Cool option to have. Most wiper controls on Fords only had two speeds, on and off. Before electric wipers, they were vacuum operated and so they had a built in sort of interval. They could run slower or faster depending on how much you turned the knob. Engine vacuum demands were the only glitch in the system. __________________ 1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 292 V8 with Ford-o-Matic

12-27-2017, 06:46 AM	#7
5851a Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 1,672	Re: strange device in engine compartment The interval selection will only work when engine is running and vacuum provided.