Windshield washer pulse delete?

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Schurkey

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FIRST, you verify that the washer pump is getting proper voltage. Lack of voltage means lack of water pressure, which means the stream of fluid being ********** looks like the result of prostate problems.

NEXT, you look for restrictions to flow--rust or debris blocking the inlet screen of the pump, debris partially-blocking the nozzles, etc.

THEN, you look for LEAKS hidden under the cowl cover. Hoses that aren't tight on the plastic nipples will bleed volume and pressure. Rotted hoses may be porous or split.

LASTLY, verify that the pump isn't worn-out. It's probably original.

The washer system WORKED when the trucks were new. You don't have to re-engineer the system, you just have to make it work like it was designed to.
 

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In my case the drivers side sprays as intended. Passenger side spays more to the center and not far enough up the windshield to get above the wiper. All hoses were removed and blown out and flow confirmed with the pump. The nozzle on the right side looks like it has been damaged at some point in it's life. I guess I could go find a new nozzle. But I kind of like the nozzle on the wiper arm idea. Also I do want to delete the pulsed water. It pulses when the wiper is 3/4 of the way up the glass. Even when working correctly this puts most of the water below the wiper leaving the upper part of the glass dry and dirty.

Ken
 

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If you have a compressor and a rubber tipped blow gun, disconnect the hose from the backside of the spray nozzle and put the blow gun on the outlet and shoot some air backwards through the nozzle. If there's any grit in the nozzle, it'll likely spit it out. You can also blow out the hoses to the nozzle in the same way, but disconnect them from the pump before shooting the pressure through them.

Edit: Doh! You beat me to posting by a few seconds. It sounds like you've already done this.
 
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