Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:14:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Pat Spragge/RFAN <Pat.Spragge@RFAN.COM>
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From:         Pat Spragge/RFAN <Pat.Spragge@RFAN.COM>
Subject:      Low windshield washer pressure
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For all of you who think that the washer fluid pressure is low...

I was adjusting the spray pattern yesterday trying to compensate for the
lackluster spray pressure when the washer just quit on me..no noise from
the pump but the wipers continued to work.  Pulled off the fuse cover and
checked all of the fuses associated with the wipers..everything looked
good.  Pulled out the Bentley schematic and located the relay terminals
for the pump and pulled the relay to check for voltage when the wiper
stalk was pulled..12V + or -...OK

Crawled under the van and dropped the washer tank and disconnected the
wire...hooked up the DVOM to the connector and checked for voltage
there...12V OK...pulled the pump motor off and took it to the bench and
tested it with a 12V battery from my drill...worked perfectly?????

Went to reinstall and while this shouldn't affect the pump, I noticed that
the tubing was crimped...spent a few minutes massaging it back into a
'tubular' shape and finished the reinstall.. pump worked AND more than
enough fluid flow and the fluid takes much less time to initiate.

Still not sure why the pump went dead for a bit.

Pat
'89 Westfalia