Guest pbob42 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Another newbee question - what is this totally cool looking glass jar clamped by my radiator? Life support if I am stranded in the desert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 windshild washer concentrate. mix a little of it with water & fill the washer jug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 To be correct, I believe that the GM name on the jar was Opitclean. windshield washer solvent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryLime Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Isn't it a bottle of Pinch scotch ? Well.........should be ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfireelvis Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I think the spelling on that was OptiKleen. I may be incorrect, but going by the experts I have learned from over the years, the original fluid was not the blue we are accustomed to now for windshield washer fluid, but more of a light greenish tint back in the day. I have found that four drops of yellow dye, such as the type you use to color Easter eggs, into a triangular bottle filled with the "new blue" stuff, approximates the look and color from back then. Open to corrections on that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myold88 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Just for fun does anyone know what year these bottles first appeared ? I think they came with the 2 speed wiper/washer option. All my new '63 and 64 Chevrolets had them, but not any of my many '58's or my '59 Chevy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 My '62 does NOT have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) Earliest I'm sure of is 1960 as I have seen several 1960 GM cars with it, though some of the Chevy vendors reference it as early as 1958. At that time each Division had its own label for the washer refill bottle and I think that went thru about 1962 or so. Seems it may have been called "KleerView" at that time instead of OptiKleen. Here's a pic that the Olds crest would indicate is for 1961 http://www.opgi.com/cutlass/D400414/ I think it came with both single and two-speed wipers with washer.As late as about 20 years ago GM still offered it thru the parts system, although in a triangular plastic bottle. Edited May 10, 2013 by rocketraider (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 53 Roady Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I found one of these in the trunk of the 53 today with a holding bracket with 2 screw holes. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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