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Subject:Re: Stumped!
From:andrewbell
Date:Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:37:32 -0500

But the motor doesn't whir! I've got problems...HELP!

AB

"Greenamyer, William L" wrote:

> Sprayer nozzles could be plugged.  Could happen due to hard water and dirt
> and calcium.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: andrewbell [mailto:andrewbell@QWEST.NET]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:12 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Stumped!
>
> Hey wise Listees -
>
> I'm having a problem trying to figure out what's wrong with my
> windshield washer: No squirt!
>
> The motor is new, and runs a million miles an hour when hooked up
> directly - but short of me being able to see if the hoses/tank and other
> electrical connections are good, am unable to figure out why no
> squirt?!?
>
> Switch? The one in the horn? Relay? IS there one? One thing is strange,
> with the wiring in place as it should be I get no intermittent, or
> single wipe from the blades as I pull the stalk toward me. If I unhook
> the motor, I DO get a single/intermittant swipe. What gives? No squirt!
> That's for sure! In Minnesota you can't get through winter or bug season
> w/o your squirter!
>
> Any help from you sagely listees would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance -
>
> AB