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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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Apparently washer pump has gone out again after 15 years. Do not feel like struggling again to get the container out and replace the pump.

Is there an alternative like a water bag or something. Do not care about originality after 221K miles, wanting to hit 300K before I retire it.
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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You could go with an aftermarket pump mounted elsewhere. It might not be easy either because you need to wire it and probably add a switch somewhere and also get a good ground.
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 01:32 AM
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You coukld use a spray bottle with the nozel set to the jet setting

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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 01:16 PM
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Funny - -out of 11 Corvettes over the years, I don't think I've [U]ever[U] used the "squirters" . . . most weren't daily drivers but I couldn't tell you where the button is/was on most of those cars . . .
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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Funny - -out of 11 Corvettes over the years, I don't think I've [U]ever[U] used the "squirters" . . . most weren't daily drivers but I couldn't tell you where the button is/was on most of those cars . . .
Mine is a daily driver putting on 20K miles a year. It has rained in the many years I have owned it. 221K miles on it, 170K of which came from me. Glad it doesn't rain in your garage, but it does rain in the real world.
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we only get about 4 inches of rain a year . . . so it's not much of a challenge by comparison . .
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by CQRT
we only get about 4 inches of rain a year . . . so it's not much of a challenge by comparison . .
Yeah, saw that you were in Arizona after my post and understood. Probably should have edited by post, but this post is just as good. We average 4" a MONTH in SE Texas

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