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Help needed with windshield washer spray nozzles for 57 Roadmaster


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Hello fellow Buick fans,

I'm trying to find windshield washer spray nozzles and attachment hardware for my 57 Roadmaster. Can anyone tell me if these are interchangeable with other Buick model years or other GM makes and model years?

Thanks,

Ike

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Ike,

What are you looking for? just the nozzles or the whole escutcheon plates? Does your Roadie have cam-o-matic wipers? Are you trying to put a washer system on your Roadmaster? I can help you figure it out if you like. I have put one in on my 57 Special. I also have a pair of NORS spray nozzles as well. Let me know. PM (Private Message) me if you like.

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Hi Jim,

My Roadie is missing the spray nozzles and the hardware that attaches the nozzles to the car under the cowl vent grill. Is this attachment hardware referred to as the escutcheon plates? I haven't been able to track down a drawing/diagram of the nozzle installation. The car does have cam-o-matic wipers. It's a very elegant solution to maintaining wiper contact to the curved glass area. (I believe this was standard on Roadmasters.)

I think when a previous owner repainted the car, most of the windshield washer system components were removed and not reinstalled. I have managed to track down a replacement washer fluid glass jar and lid with refurbished washer pump. The cage for the glass jar is still in the car, and even though it's quite bent out of shape, I think it can be straightened and used. The vacuum lines appear to remain and are capped off. I can get the tubing for delivering the washer fluid to the nozzles, but I haven't been able to locate the spray nozzles and associated attachment hardware.

Any guidance you can offer will be greatly appreciated. I'll PM you to discuss the NORS spray nozzles you have.

Thanks,

Ike

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To close out this thread and update everyone, it turns out that I don't need replacement windshield washer spray nozzles for my '57 Roadmaster after all. The nozzles are still on the car, just not where I expected them to be! :o Unbeknownst to me, the spray nozzles are integral with the wiper mechanism escutcheon plates and they're sort of hidden under the cam fittings that permit the wipers to remain in contact with the curved windshield.

Here's a photo showing the driver's side Cam-O-Matic wiper mechanism on my car. (No sign of the spray nozzle from this angle.)

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The following photos were sent to me by 1957buickjim in a private message. The first photo shows where the spray nozzle is attached to the wiper escutcheon plate. It's visible because the wiper and cam fitting have been removed. The next photo is of the escutcheon plate removed from the vehicle, showing the integral spray nozzle and pickup tube.

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I was expecting the nozzles to be separate from the wipers and located under the cowl vent grill, which is how they are installed on my 1963 Electra, shown below, and on my 1978 Mercedes.

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As further defense of my ignorance, I suppose I should explain that I just recently bought this '57 Roadmaster, and I had no previous experience with cars of this era. (I'm only as old as my Electra.) I feel quite foolish and embarrassed about having been so clueless, but I guess I'm more relieved at not having to install windshield washer spray nozzles!

Finally, many thanks to Jim (1957buickjim) for setting me straight. Rather than just selling me something I may not need, Jim took the time, over several e-mail messages, to figure out what the heck I was talking about and then to thoroughly explain the windshield washer spray nozzle setup on 1957 Buicks having Cam-O-Matic wipers. What a guy!

Ike

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Guest Rob McDonald

IKE, you're right, Jim - and just about everyone else on these Forums - is a great guy and will do almost anything to help a fellow Buick enthusiast. Now how about starting a thread, with lots of pictures, telling the guys about this new-to-you Roadmaster. (FULL DISCLOSURE: Ike and I have been talking off-Forum and I've already seen photos of his big blue beauty.)

FURTHER DISCLOSURE: I've had my Roadmaster for 40 years but haven't driven it since about 1990. I had completely forgotten that the washer nozzles are part of the wiper heads.

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