Distributor Vacuum Brake and Windshield Wiper Connector

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41SupDelux

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Good morning everyone. It's a beautiful day to own a Ford.

1941 Ford Super Deluxe, with a 59AB motor.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of having this fitting break in two. Now I need a new one. The problem is that I have no idea what this fitting is, but I do know it's a combination fitting for the windshield wipers vacuum tube (windshield wipers hook up to the long tube) and for the vacuum distributor brake. The vacuum brake for the distributor runs from the distributor to this fitting and hooks up with a strange doughnut shaped connector that wraps around the base to the left side of the photo (that used to be threaded). I don't have a picture of the doughnut-shaped connector at the moment. I've searched and searched for a matching connector but I've only found items that are similar, but nothing that would take that doughnut connector. Either I'm not searching with the right wording or this connector doesn't exist anymore.
 

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You'll need to find a used one as they have never been reproduced. They are "out there" but not common.
 
It's called a "silencer" by Ford. P/N 11A-17595-A and you need 2 copper gaskets 91A-2149 which are available from most of the vendors. I may have an extra, I'll check.
 
It secures a banjo fitting that has a hard tube line to the distributor.

A rubber tube goes from the silencer fitting to the wiper switch.

The silencer is a good source of vacuum leaks too.
 
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Thanks for the PM, 1942deluxe - and offering those up for sale. I was going to try to buy another one but I figured with how rare they are nowadays, it might be better to find an alternative while I'm thinking about it. I'm only torn because I would like to keep my engine bay original. I'm a freelance fabricator by trade and I ended up cutting up the original and replicating it (at least the general concept). Through a combination of lathe, torch, drill press, I'd say I recreated the vacuum silencer, though I made it a little more robust and instead of using a press fitting, like the original, I welded everything together. We'll see how it works out...
 

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41SupDelux said:
Good morning everyone. It's a beautiful day to own a Ford.

1941 Ford Super Deluxe, with a 59AB motor.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of having this fitting break in two. Now I need a new one. The problem is that I have no idea what this fitting is, but I do know it's a combination fitting for the windshield wipers vacuum tube (windshield wipers hook up to the long tube) and for the vacuum distributor brake. The vacuum brake for the distributor runs from the distributor to this fitting and hooks up with a strange doughnut shaped connector that wraps around the base to the left side of the photo (that used to be threaded). I don't have a picture of the doughnut-shaped connector at the moment. I've searched and searched for a matching connector but I've only found items that are similar, but nothing that would take that doughnut connector. Either I'm not searching with the right wording or this connector doesn't exist anymore.
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41SupDelux said:
Thanks for the PM, 1942deluxe - and offering those up for sale. I was going to try to buy another one but I figured with how rare they are nowadays, it might be better to find an alternative while I'm thinking about it. I'm only torn because I would like to keep my engine bay original. I'm a freelance fabricator by trade and I ended up cutting up the original and replicating it (at least the general concept). Through a combination of lathe, torch, drill press, I'd say I recreated the vacuum silencer, though I made it a little more robust and instead of using a press fitting, like the original, I welded everything together. We'll see how it works out...
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