I have found I need to replace the squirters upon occasion when this happens, they get plugged up with whatever kind of junk and just won't clear out, even with the pinprick. They are cheap from vendors but I think a pain to install. I am one of those who lets my mechanic do the dirty work.

for the replacement squirters see:
http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=2666&category_id=226&category_parent_id=

You could just also be suffering from frozen washer fluid? Just wondering�it's that time of year for things to sludge up where you are.

Melissa
'84 Westy Honey Bee
Sacramento, CA
www.westywoman.com
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> Second problem - the pump that should put out wiper fluid makes noises but
> no fluid comes out.  (I just poured a bunch in, so the tank isn't empty.
> Unless it has a leak, but I didn't notice one.  And since there's a noise,
> this isn't part of the aforementioned electrical problem.)  Could something
> be blocked in the system?  I haven't tried to use wiper fluid since last
> winter - and for a LONG time I have had major problems trying to get fluid
> to spray in the right place on the windshield.  Endless application of a
> pin to move the jets this way and that, but the fluid is always too high or
> too low.  Might these two problems even be related, if things are clogged?
> Or does it sound like I need a new wiper fluid pump?  Do others have major
> trouble trying to get the fluid to go in the right places to actually clear
> the windshield?
>