Windshield washer not pumping
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Burning Brakes
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From: Newberg OR
Windshield washer not pumping
The mechanism sounds like it's working, but just not sucking the fluid through the tube. The tubes aren't clogged, as I can run fluid through them. Any ideas on things I can try to get the fluid from the jar to my windshield?
- Jeff
- Jeff
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Re: Windshield washer not pumping (boerio)
Once they run dry, they need a good "prime" to get them going again; fill the hose from the jar to the pump and keep trying (blow the hose out first to make sure it isn't kinked or clogged).
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Burning Brakes
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From: Newberg OR
Re: Windshield washer not pumping (JohnZ)
Yeah, I blew the line out, then took a water bottle and sucked water through the line and attached it. Still didn't send fluid out (after several attempts). I suppose the lines from the pump to the nozzles could could be clogged, and it looks like an interesting proposition to get those dealt with.
- Jeff
- Jeff
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Re: Windshield washer not pumping (boerio)
How long has this been going on......did they suddenly quit after regular use, or is this the first time you've tried them in 2-yrs, etc?
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Re: Windshield washer not pumping (boerio)
Have you tried holding a finger over the end of the hose to feel for suction? If you don't get it at the hose, try the fitting at the pump.
