Bill, I used a regular washer hose, and a plastic hose adapter to fit the hose
to
the electric washer. May work for you in a pinch. I got tired of pumping the
washer, and the electric system is less than $30 in parts and your labor.
Congrats on the great article on the temp and gas gauge. Very informative.
Question, what are the readings cold and at 180 F at the temp sender with the
wires off. I have entirely different ohm readings than in your article.
Larry
Stu Brennan wrote:
> Last summer my Tiger nearly failed the state inspection because the
> windshield washer didn't work. It hadn't worked since I bought the car in
> '77. Since it's due again in August, I figured I should fix it sometime soon.
> I had plans to add an electric pump, but thought I'd give one more try at
> getting the original dashboard pump going.
> After much time upside down under the dash, with water dripping on my face, it
> is again functional. Here's what I found. One of the jets had a clog in the
> hose just below it. The other had a clog in the jet body, not in the little
> screw in squirter. Once these were cleared, the bellows in the pump was found
> to have lost it's resiliency, and would not spring back on it's own. I had
> disassembled my spare pump to install the switch for the electric pump.
> Thankfully, this was done without any destructive consequences, and I was able
> to reassemble it, sealed with a bit of RTV. Some final position adjusting,
> and the system works. Not well, but it wets the windshield.
>
> I was surprised to find a clog in the hose, rather than up in the nozzle.
> Also, even with the good pump, the system did not want to prime itself. I had
> to force water in from the bottle end, and then it worked fine.
>
> I never did find a source for the replacement hose. Aquarium hose is too
> big.
>
> Stu
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