Wiper Fluid Reservoir 3

[BadgerPE]

Can anyone explain to me why vehicles are designed with a windshield wiper reservoir capacity of about 3/4 of a gallon when the standard unit of fluid for sale is 1 gallon? I think all the vehicles I have owned, with the exception of my 2015 F-150 (maybe), only hold 3/4-7/8 of a jug of fluid. I fully realize that there are serious space concerns, but looking at my current vehicles (Odyssey & Yukon XL) it would appear by simply enlarging the neck of the tank, a full jug could be used at one time. I can't possibly imagine that the fluid suppliers are providing more than a gallon in a jug.

While this isn't a "real" engineering question, it is a practical issue that bugs the heck out of me every winter when I am filling up the reservoir frequently and then have a 1/8 of jug rolling around for a week or so.

 

[Lou Scannon]

I think it will be found that Chevrolet's Chevy II in model year 1964 was available with 4, 6 and V8 engine options. What was Australia's offering prior to 1964?

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[Lou Scannon]

Fluid mfgs. are the same people selling buns in packs of 8 and hotdogs/burgers in packs of 6

They missed the boat... obviously no serious mathematicians in their marketing departments. Otherwise they would have conspired to offer combinations of pack sizes with no common factors, such as packs of 6 buns and 5 wieners, or 9 buns and 8 wieners

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[IRstuff]

My 1963 Impala came with the minimal inline 6, but also a V8. With the inline 6 in the compartment, I had to sit on the fender with my feet on the motor mounts to work on the carburetor; there was probably room for a 10-gallon fluid reservoir.

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[GregLocock]

One reason to limit the size of reservoirs is that water is heavy. And the CG is above ground level. The average consumer would rather have 0.2 gallons more fuel than 0.2 gallons more washer fluid, I suspect.

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[3DDave]

I am not sure the weight matters much. I put 34 pounds in each of my tires.

 

[dgallup]

You fill them with water? I only do that in my tractor tires.

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[3DDave]

Nope, just air. Also - whoosh!

 

[IRstuff]

plus, it's per square inch, so really heavy

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[gruntguru]

I think it will be found that Chevrolet's Chevy II in model year 1964 was available with 4, 6 and V8 engine options. What was Australia's offering prior to 1964?

Rats! Holden didn't do it till 1974 (LH Torana). I must have forgotten the fanfare of the time. Perhaps the claim to fame was "only car in the world (currently) available with 4, 6 or 8 cylinders.

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