RE: Wiper Problems

["Cooley, Christopher" <Christopher.Cooley@bactc.com>]

I hate the river marks it leaves on my hood!  It really screws up a
flawless hood on my Windsor Blue '97 GLX.  The only fix seems to be 35
mph or quicker...so I'll live.



	-----Original Message-----
	From:	ROBERT_S_ABBOTT@HP-SanDiego-om7.om.hp.com
[SMTP:ROBERT_S_ABBOTT@HP-SanDiego-om7.om.hp.com]
	Sent:	Thursday, May 21, 1998 8:38 AM
	Cc:	jettaglx@igtc.COM
	Subject:	Re: Wiper Problems


	If that doesn't work - take it back to the dealer.  They will
replace the nozles
	for free.  When I first got my car one dribbled all over the
hood, the other 
	shot right over my roof.  It turned out they just got clogged
when the 
	dealership waxed/polished it off the truck.  They are
non-adjustable and just 
	snap in.  Come to think of it - they still seems to leak after I
use them.  Not 
	a big deal but just leaves a little river mark down my hood:(



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	Subject: Wiper Problems
	Author:  Non-HP-b-schleusner (b-schleusner@ti.com) at
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	Date:    5/21/98 10:11 AM


	Donkey has a problem with his washers:
	     
	For the past week or two I haven't been able to get my
windshield washers 
	to spit the fluid. Its not cause they're frozen because A. its
warm out, 
	and B. They're heated. I checked the resorvoir and I had enough
fluid but I 
	decided to fill it up a bit anyway. I unscrewed the cap and it
all burst 
	out like a soda can exploding. I filled it up a bit more but
nothing will 
	come out unless I hold the stalk back for a couple secs then the
right 
	nozzle will bubble but nothign will come out far enough to clear
the hood 
	and nothing at all from the left one. Anyone have any
suggestions? The car 
	is still under warranty but I'd like to get this done with
minimal hassle. 
	Thanks..
	     
	
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	Geoff, I own a 97 GLX and had a similar problem and finally
found the solution. 
	Open your hood and look at the right side where the wiper fluid
hoses run. 
	What I suspect is happening (this was my problem) is the hoses
get kinked when 
	the hood is shut.  My washers were similar to yours and wouldn't
squirt nada. 
	I must be careful EVERY time I close my hood to make sure the
hoses slide into 
	the engine compartment unkinked (a minor PITA, but a PITA
nonetheless). 
	Problem
	is, that once the hoses are kinked it's almost impossible to
un-kink them. I'm 
	hoping the heat from the engine will eventually
soften/straighten the hoses. 
	Hope this solves your problem.  
	     
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	Bill Schleusner 97GLX
	Texas Instruments Incorporated
	b-schleusner@ti.com
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