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Posted by: Philip W. Dec 23 2011, 11:50 AM

So my wiper fluid has never worked. I did not see the hose was disconnected @#$%&. A quart id water on the floor. Now someone tell me how and where is does this attach?

Posted by: SLITS Dec 23 2011, 11:56 AM

Air line from spare tire to top of WW reservoir

Exit from bottom of WW reservoir to column switch on late cars or dash switch on early cars ... from switch to "T" behind the fresh air box and then to the spray nozzles on the cowl.

Posted by: SirAndy Dec 23 2011, 12:02 PM

If the hoses haven't been used in a while, they're probably rotten.
I've seen that many times.

It's not that hard to replace them, this might be a good time to do so.

Posted by: brant Dec 23 2011, 12:14 PM

once upon a time, I took my car for a errand...
came out after 20 minutes and the washer fluid was still squirting under pressure from the crack in the hose. Spraying up under the dash and making a huge mess.

(spare tire air pressure was not flat yet)

my tach was half full of washer fluid and it was sloshing from side to side behind the lense as I drove home.

you've got to pull the column open and get to those hoses (tubing really) where they connect to the column mounted switch...

a poor design compaired to electric washer pumps.

brant

Posted by: Philip W. Dec 23 2011, 12:18 PM

Thanks. Its under the dash it came off at the column switch I guess. How do you access that? Do I pull the gauge cluster, ?

What size hose is it?

Phil

Posted by: SLITS Dec 23 2011, 12:20 PM

I had a supply of Nippondenso electric windshield washer kits ... Reservoir with pump mounted on it and tubing to connect to washer nozzles ... all you need was a momentary switch on the dash

Posted by: SLITS Dec 23 2011, 12:22 PM

You have to pull the steering wheel and the switch assemblies ... there is a two pronged fitting on the back of the switch that the hoses connect to.

I'll try to find a pic ..........

Posted by: SirAndy Dec 23 2011, 12:23 PM

I used a 911 electric pump and slightly modified stock reservoir.

http://www.914world.com/specs/tech_el_washer.php

Posted by: SLITS Dec 23 2011, 12:55 PM

Maybe you can get to them without taking the steering column apart ....







Knock yerself out ............

Posted by: Drums66 Dec 23 2011, 02:41 PM

........Its doable without taking column apart....I just eliminated mine
(hands on window washer)

Posted by: Philip W. Dec 30 2011, 10:13 PM

Hwy slits, I got a better look at this today. , had my tank pulled and replaced the air box and got that working., the took a look at the back of the column from under the dash. I see the 2car plastic barbed connectors. One should be an in, the other an out, right? Which is which. I have no hose hooked to either. I k ow where the incoming hose os, it was squirting the floor. But I don't see the hose that should be going out to the squirter. Does anyone have a diagram of hog this all connects?

Phil.



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