Date:         Sun, 18 Aug 2013 06:34:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Plugged windshield squirted
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  I've found that stranded wire, if un-layed (yacht term for unwound) gives
you great little pokers.  Bicycle brake or shifter cables, or any kind of
stranded wire.   I just cut an appropriate length and untwist it, then put
a few of the strands in each tool box, just for things like window
squirters or paint spray guns.   Smaller diameter than needles or pins and
usually a little less rigid, so you aren't likely to deform anything....

  I second the compressed air, but carefully with the pressure and make an
escape route available for the air pressure or you will blow off some hose
that may be impossible to re-attach...I discovered this blow off the hoses
problem on a fancy car with headlight washers...


On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
>         I just fixed the same problem on my 85 as well.  Mine was the rear
> sprayer.  I did what Alistair recommended.  I took the cap off the rear
> tank for easier flow then with my air hose I gently increased pressure on
> the external sprayer until I heard bubbles in the tank.  after that the
> sprayer worked.
>
> Eric CAron
> 85 Westfalia GL Auto
>
> On Aug 17, 2013, at 8:36 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone. Can someone remind me how to remove a plugged squirter to
> clean it?  I did it years ago and seem to recall sticking a needle in the
> orifice but my memory is failing. Thanks as always!
> >
> > Jeff
> > 85 Westfalia.
>