mrmoo Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 hi all the windscreen washers stopped working a few months ago and i need to sort them for the mot the bottle lid has cracked and so doesnt make an air tight seal when the pump is pressed on the floor i can hear a hiss so it sounds like thats working cheers chris
Conor Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 What about converting to electric? Just needs a push switch on the dash as a control.
mrmoo Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Posted February 10, 2008 the only way im converting to electric is if i can get a switch mounted in the old floor pump id like to get the stock system working really
bortaf Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 the only way im converting to electric is if i can get a switch mounted in the old floor pumpid like to get the stock system working really On me Mk3 cortina with the floor bellows and ring switch i conected into the ring switch wiring and used it to fire a relay to work the leccy pump easy stuff, the hard part was changing the washer bottle bracket to fit a leccy bottle in not sure if they use different brackets in your aplication?
Mr Sam Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 does the cap come off? warm it up and stick some fairy liquid round the seal, hopefully it will leave an air tigh seal to get you through the mot at least.......might be worth a try
mrmoo Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Posted February 10, 2008 the lid doesnt make a seal cuz its cracked and has broken sorry if i didnt make that clear so im guessing i need to have the water bottle air tight?
flyingbanana Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 the lid doesnt make a seal cuz its cracked and has brokensorry if i didnt make that clear so im guessing i need to have the water bottle air tight? has long has the pipe in fully in the water it should still pump
mrmoo Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Posted February 10, 2008 okis, so its likey to be a fault with the foot pump
Burns Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 okis, so its likey to be a fault with the foot pump or the pipe running to/from it
mk1super Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 Is it difficult to fit a modern windscreen wash system to an osf?
mrmoo Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Posted February 11, 2008 no its bugger all to be honest i had to do it to my mk1 escort when the bladder bag ripped just get any small electric washer bottle, mount on bulkhead and connect to pipes to squirters pickup a 12v from the ignition switch with an inline 2amp fuse to a switch, then from the switch direct to the pump motor the other connection on the pump motor can just be earthed to the chassis the bottle can be fitted anywhere cuz the electric pump has loads of pressure, so it could fit fitted in the boot to help weight balance i know its an easy job to fit an electric bottle and pump, ive even got one in the shed just wanna keep the floor mount manual pump cuz it love its retroness
mrmoo Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Posted February 11, 2008 Thanks for the info mate ! no probs eckie
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