Date:         Sun, 21 May 2017 22:43:28 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
In-Reply-To:  <82F96974-FBDA-4E4A-AC14-6159E813F07C@icloud.com>
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Hi Jeff,

Any question works for me!

In one of the suggestions, in a earlier post, to my washer pump not working someone mentioned that they solved their similar problem by cleaning the connections on the wiper washer  switch.  the connectors can be reached by removing the steering column covers.  

        I had check for power  at the pump so cleaning these connectors was my next area to check. 

Turned out as I wrote, I did have power to the pump just not a ground.  sad thing is I probably replaced the pump and such for no reason.  Still the new pump with ground to frame seems super powered compared to the old one.

And, who knows I may have prevented a problem.  When the plastic was off we found a wire with a spade connector on the column  it was so loose I don’t know what was keeping it on, maybe just the shape of the wire.  a little clamp with pliers and it is tight again.  So probably prevented a problem down the road.  
We cleaned the connectors while I was there.

So, main reason I took it off  was to see if cleaning those connectors would have fixed my washer pump.

Hope this is the info you wanted.


Eric 
85 GL Auto Westfalia 
with super powered front sprayers.



> On May 21, 2017, at 8:12 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Eric can I ask you a dumb question? Why did you need to remove the plastic cowling under the steering column? Is there a connection there that goes wonky? I assumed the problem was at the pump or tank itself. 

> 
> Thanks
> Jeff 
> 85 Westfalia too
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 21, 2017, at 5:07 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi David, 
>> 
>>       I will need to wait for a more skilled person then today’s helper as pulling the fuse box and looking in there could create more problems then fix them.  We were in there not too long ago to put in a house battery and it looked good. 
>> 
>> Still we know there are ground issues. 
>> 
>> I suspect I didn’t even need the new pump, but either the new ground or the new pump has resulted in a much more agressive spray on the windshield!  That is a good thing.
>> 
>> Eric Caron 
>> 85 GL Auto Westfalia
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 21, 2017, at 6:00 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Diagram says the ground goes directly to one of the ground stars by the fuse/relay panel.  Get your friend to take a close look there with good light, as it's likely that more than one of those ground terminals is corroded.
>>> 
>>> Yrs,
>>> d
>>> 
>>>