Stupid Question...How do you activate the washer sprayers?

[wubie317]

I've had the car for two years and am still not sure how one sprays the windshield. I assume the motor is dead, but just in case I am wondering how "exactly" it was supposed to be done...Pull on the wiper lever? Up? Down all the way? Or is there some other secret process I don't know about?

And yes, you may all call me a dope.

[AriK]

Pull the wiper lever firmly toward you. On my car there's an awkward feel to it. It's not quite a pull/return-springy feel, it almost feels un-natural but it works. The first time i figured it out i had to pull the lever with more pressure than i was comfortable with. Maybe nobody had activated it in 35 years.

[narfire]

The only stupid question is one in which you already know the answer....

[DieselSpider]

The washers were a pleasant surprise on mine. The tank and pump had been removed by a previous owner and there were four pleasant surprises when I installed a universal tank/pump kit that I picked up at the local Advance Auto Parts store.

1 - The electrical plug was on the right fender where I wanted to mount the washer and matched the pump on the new tank.
2 - The switch on the steering column still worked when you pulled on it.
3 - The plumbing was intact and did not need replacing.
4 - The nozzles are adjustable both left/right and up/down using a flat head screw driver in the slots which are aligned with the nozzle and point where they are going to spray. The nozzles are about the nicest I have worked with in almost 50 years.

I was really glad they did not use the old style ratchet pump mounted on the wiper motor that was popular with GM cars in the 60's/70's.