Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:19:15 -0400 From: KeithG <noonenopsamspring.com> Subject: Re: Wipers - Check Valves do what ???
Bob wrote: > > That's where I'm puzzled.... won't the first valve in the line > (the "T" valve) hold the fluid in the hose for both jets ? If it > can't drain back past the first valve, then it stays up in the > section of the house for the second jet, right ? Or does it only > "check" the very short 1" hose from the "T" to the jet ? > > It seems like one check valve would so the same job for both jets (?) > > it would if it were designed a little bit differently. Barring that, you could mimic that with a L shaped one BEFORE the first nozzle. Probably work as well. As I mentioned, omission will also work at the windshield washer nozzles. KeithG