Bob:
I've got a '72 I'm working on. The pump is manual and is part of the
switch assembly like John said. Check the hoses to and from the bottle
in the front for any holes. If you get a puff of air, there might be a
leak in the intake hose.
Just another thought, maybe the hoses are switched? My pump is labeled
IN and OUT from my '73 parts car.
Thanks,
Kirby
john donohoe wrote:
>
> If the switch is as on my '70 GT6+, it's a manual pump. Great bit of
> engineering--electrical wiper switch with manual pump built in!
>
> I may have an extra on my parts car. Let me know if it would work...
>
> John Donohoe
> '70 GT6+ KC 81718
> '70 GT6+ (future Sixfire)
>
> ---"R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net> wrote:
> >
> > My name is Bob Waid. I've owned a 71 Spit Mk IV since Aug, 1996, but
> I'm new to
> > the list.
> > I have never understood the windshield washer arrangement
> (non-functioning) in
> > my car. You can push the wiper knob in and out and get an air
> puffing sound but
> > no liquid ever comes out of the jets or moves through the hoses. I
> was working
> > out of a factory manual that I got with the car, but it gives no
> details about
> > the sytem. I just bought the Haynes Manual recently. This reads as
> if there is a
> > small electric motor inside the wiper knob body that drives the
> pump. Needless
> > to say, if there is such a motor in there, it's not working. Has
> anybody
> > repaired or reconditioned this motor (if it exists), or if it is a
> manual air
> > pump, what are the common causes of failure and possible fixes?
> >
> > Sincerely baffled,
> > Bob Waid
> > St. Paul, MN
> > 71 Spitfire FK4081L
> >
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