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R50/53 Whacky Washer Nozzles out of control...

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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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Whacky Washer Nozzles out of control...

First time I've had this problem with a CAR , my nozzles won't stay in alignment. I get the four streams hitting JUST right on the windscreen and in a day or a week at least one stream (not always the same one) is completely off target - sometimes it shoots low, sometimes high, and sometimes it just clogs. Yes, I stopped using coffee for washer fluid but still, WTF?! I know I'm stuck with this because I'm not using Locktite, just wanted to whine. Maybe I need a Prozac mist device on the dashboard when my obsessive-compulsive disorder flares up...
 
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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The nozzles aren't moving. You have "the crud". I think you should siphon out the old washer fluid & "the crud". Hardware stores sell clear tubing. Get clear if you don't like the taste of stale washer fluid. If you ever add water instead of washer fluid use distilled.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 11:29 PM
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Oh man, that's too simple! I love it. You must have worked for NASA in a past life.


Makes sense - it's crud redirecting the stream!!! You'd make a great physician. Okay, when I have some free time it's new tubing and a big FLUSH.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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New tubing? no, don't replace it. Use the tubing to siphon out the contaminated fluid.
 
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