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Old 04-03-2013, 01:21 PM   #18
mrein3
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Re: windshiels washer

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Originally Posted by bobs409 View Post
If the pump makes the clicking sound but no fluid, you just reprime by taking the cap off the washer tank, flip it over and attach a funnel to the hose. Fill with water and then work the pump. Gravity will help the water to make it's way to the pump. Once it starts squirting, simply remove funnel and replace the cap. If there are no other problems it should be all fixed.
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Originally Posted by BugzC10 View Post
Not in the near future. Attempted Reprime with no luck. I got water to flow through the pump by gravity feed, but the pump would not move the water on its own.
Have you ever used one of the pump repair kits? They're available from various sites. Looking at the piece parts it looks like the rubber baffle and other plastic parts are replaced. I'm probably going to go this route.
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BugzC10 - bummer the re-prime didn't work for you. Before out throw in the towel on it, check the hoses. I had a leak between the pump and the reservoir. My "prime" only lasted overnight. It didn't work the next day. Until I noticed the blue puddle under the truck I thought it was new washer pump time.

FWIW, I primed my pump by taking a turkey baster, filling it with washer fluid, and squirting it "up" the hose away from the pump. Prior to that I thought my washer pump was dead.
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