Can anyone help me, my 70 chevelle has a monitor site for the washer fluid, but thats it. Is there any place I can buy it.
Thank You

Explain a little more...do you only have the eye that goes under the dash or just the float for the reservoir. The jug is no different than any other 70 model with a hole cut in it. The only correct one is for a 70 though. The same jug was used in later years in a different GM model.

As Dave points out, the washer bottle used with the CD2 Jar Monitor is the standard bottle used in '70. There should be a dimple molded in where the hole for the Sending Unit Assembly (the tube with the float) is drilled.

If you are looking for parts to make a jar monitor functional, your best bet is to look on e-bay or at swap meets. The monitor was available in 1970 only and because it was an option, the number of surviving units probably isn't that great. The biggest casualty in these units is the float assembly itself. Whatever plastic that was used didn't hold up well to soaking in washer fluid and over the years, the float shafts turn brittle and literally fall apart. With a little skill, it's not hard to fabricate a new shaft. Unfortunately, no one makes reproduction parts other than the washer bottle itself and the lamp socket and wire harness for the indicator bulb.

Thank you both, I only have the inside pieces and nothing under thr hood.

Do you need a new stick for your float? I found this on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/windshield-washer-fiber-optic-fluid-monitor-system-new_W0QQitemZ250206517642QQihZ015QQcategoryZ33711Q QrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQ cmdZViewItem the guy is a member here and I have bought stuff from him before, easy to deal with. I need a new stick for my float but am a little hesitant to spend $79 for it. I'm sure it wasn't cheap to reproduce though. Maybe I need to wait a while and the price will come down?

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Dave

Do you need a new stick for your float? I found this on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/windshield-washer-fiber-optic-fluid-monitor-system-new_W0QQitemZ250206517642QQihZ015QQcategoryZ33711Q QrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQ cmdZViewItem the guy is a member here and I have bought stuff from him before, easy to deal with. I need a new stick for my float but am a little hesitant to spend $79 for it. I'm sure it wasn't cheap to reproduce though. Maybe I need to wait a while and the price will come down?


Dave

It's a nice looking piece but for $79.00 plus shipping it is a bit too rich for my blood. But considering the cost to manufacture and the limited market potential, it's probably not an exhorbitant price, all things considered. After all, it is the weakest compontent of the Monitoring System that survives from 1970.

Now, with that said, it's not that hard at all to fabricate a new float shaft that functions just as good as the original with the red and green coloring on the "paddle". Especially when you stop to consider the following:

No one, repeat, no one will ever see your float shaft at a cruise night or a car show - unless you take things apart.
The only time that you will see that little lens under the dash light up red or green is if your windshield wipers are on - and how many of us really drive in the rain?I noticed that the seller made mention of the indicator lamp being on all of the time. This is a misstatement. The first generation (out of three) of the CD2 option did have the indicator lamp on full time when the ignition was on. But owner complaints quickly convinced engineering to change the electrical hook-up so that the only time that you saw the "eye" light up red or green was when the wipers were activated. This was true for both generation two and three of this short-lived accessory.

I have been thinking and I'm gonna hit the party supply store, that float looks suspiciously like a translucent green swizzle stick. I think I can come up with something by using one of those sticks, heating the end up and flattening it out. Then paint the tip red...presto. Sounds easy enough give me a few days and let me see what I can do.

I used a piece of 3/32" clear plexiglas to make mine. The thickness is "just right" to slide in the slot where the "paddle" goes. I did my shaping on a stationery belt sander to make the shaft portion.

I made a new float out of 1/2" diameter foam insulation that bought at home depot. It comes in a roll and while you are buy about a million times more than you need, it's cheap enough.

The paint for the red and green came from a hobby store. I don't know how commonly available they are, but I used Tamiya Color brand clear red # X-27 and clear green # x-25. Both worked great by dipping several applications of each.

The plexiglass sounds like a good idea to me. I may have a piece out in the garage. A cut off wheel does a good job of cutting it too since I don't have a belt sander. I just don't see where it's worth $70 for a reproduction one, I mean what kind of time do you have in it once you get the first one figured out 15 minutes? I wish I made that kind of money per hour. Thanks for the tip.

Dave