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Re: Windshield washer woes

To: "Jay Snavely" <jays@paonline.com>
Subject: Re: Windshield washer woes
From: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 21:05:15 +0100charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: "List Triumph" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <000501bf9ce5$9014f680$cca7dcd8@jaysnavely>
Hi Jay
The one way valve is a small ball in the top of the strainer / funnel
arrangement. Sort this to keep the pump primed and you should be alright.

Graham.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jay Snavely <jays@paonline.com>
To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 1:53 PM
Subject: Windshield washer woes


>
> In preparation for annual inspection, I tried to get the windshield washer
> on my 74 TR6 to work.  The motor runs, all the parts seem to be original
and
> in place, but the pump refuses to raise the water up thru the tube.  I
> thought it was a matter of priming the pump.   I put a hose on the outlet
> side of the pump and ran water down thru the pump.  I also held the inlet
> hose up higher than the pump and ran water into the hose.  It pumped great
> while I was doing this.  However, as soon as the pump stopped and the hose
> is put back down into the bottle, all the water runs out of the hose.  I
> studied the parts catalogs and I was wondering about the inlet valve.  It
> appears to be a one way valve to prevent water from draining from the
> system.  Mine does not do this.  Mine appears to be original, it says
Tudor
> in the side.  It has a screen on the bottom which clips onto a funnel
shaped
> piece which slips into the hose.  It has a small orifice, but you can see
> thru it.  I don't know how that would function as a one way valve.  At
this
> point I am not sure if my problem is only this valve, or if the pump is
worn
> out also.  Has anyone gone thru this?
>
> Jay
> 74TR6
>


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