Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 22:24:30 -0500
Reply-To: Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Rear Wiper lead to no washer spray
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> I guess what I didn't specify is that before I started wiggling the
> wiper
> arm the front washer spray worked fine.. Now it does not. Do you
> think I
> messed up the wiper switch? And that's why it no longer sprays and
> .. Maybe
> that's why the rear does not seem to work at all?
to squirt the front washer, you PULL the lever toward the steering
wheel.
if you cannot hear the pump running, you might want to check and make
sure there's 12 volts at the pump. pump might have died. but first,
fill up the washer tank. that's usually the problem for first time
owners. ;)
when you sit in the front seat, the filler cap is under the carpet,
about where your left foot normally rests.
and when you start filling it, you might hear water running out onto
the ground. that's normal. sorta. it means quit filling. :)
what happens is that the gasket between the tank and the filler neck
(up to the filler cap under the carpet) shrinks over the years and
there's a gap. so once the tank itself is full, anything up in the
neck is gonna run out onto the ground. not much you can do ... a new
gasket will only shrink again in a few years. so when you hear the
fluid hitting the ground, stop pouring. ;)
how to check the pump? you have to lay on your back, right in front of
the left front wheel. it's easier if the tank is lowered, but be
careful of the wires and the plastic tubing (to the washer squirters
up at the windshield). you'll have to have someone else in the
driver's seat to pull the lever to make it work so you can see if the
volts are coming down to the pump.
if you're getting volts and the tank is full and nothing squirts,
there might be a kink in the plastic tubing. you can try to find it by
removing the headlight grill and following the tubing up. that
happened to me once with a 1980 bus.
it might also be a dead pump, but you should be able to hear it when
the lever is pulled, if it's any good.
if no volts, then you've got to check the lever switch up at the
steering wheel. sometimes the little contacts get dirty or bent. i've
had to clean and bend them back on several buses.
good luck!
joel
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