Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 18:29:43 +0000 From: Colin Stamp <colinnospamp.plus.com> Subject: Re: Washer Fluid Kickback
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:23:04 GMT, John B <rotten_NOSPAM_nospam.org> wrote: >You may have faulty check valves on the windshield sprayer nozzles, which are >allowing air to flow into the system through the nozzles, thus allowing the >fluid to trickle out the headlight sprayers. Perhaps you could test this by >sealing the windshield sprayer nozzles with tape? If this is the problem, there >are instructions on how to fix it here: > >http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&th=9f8e5b9a3c2825c5&rnum=2 > >(I used a piece of nitrile glove, which I think should be more resistant to >methanol than natural latex) It might well be the valves which are the problem, but I don't think they'll do it by letting in air from the screen jets, so the test might not work. Are the headlight jets on a 9000 lower than the reservoir? If they are, then it probably relies on the fact that the valves need a bit of forward pressure to open, so the water doesn't just syphon out of the jets. Since I've never seen a 9000 close-up, this could all be ollbox of course... Cheers, Colin.