Post by TimW on Apr 3, 2004 10:39:50 GMT -5
Windscreen washers - who needs them...?
Well, I do actually, though recently it has been far more useful to stop the car, get out and spit on to the windscreen not only does more fluid hit the glass by this method but the saliva has a useful 'Aerial' bio effect on the resident grud.
This has all been well and good but now that the car is looking and running beautifully I have little to tinker with on the car, so this morning I thought I would tackle this vexing problem.
My initial thought was to do away with the non-return valve which I have suspected to be the cause of the problem, before I did this though, I thought it would be interesting to take the valve apart. Good job i did.... inside there seemed to be enough gelatinous goo for start up stock of a goo factory. A bit of a rinse in the kitchen sink and the goo (with whatever legionelle bacteria present) was dealt with.
Then my attention focused on the rubber piping and wondering what primodial life may be lurking in them. With some hi-tech, high pressure equipment (mug of water and a mouth!) I passed highish pressure water through the pipes, sure enough more goo came out, urgh!. Where does all this goo come from? Frankly who cares? All I know is that I've got rid of it and now I have washers which have passing resemblance to something which may be useful on a car. (Still not as good as the squirters in the corsa mind you, obviously GM know a thing or two about cleaning windscreens!)
So next weekend I'll be finding some other little thing to fix or tinker with. Maybe illuminate my cigar lighter or fit a gear change light..... (Kingsley, can you help with the latter at Silverstone?)
Tim
Well, I do actually, though recently it has been far more useful to stop the car, get out and spit on to the windscreen not only does more fluid hit the glass by this method but the saliva has a useful 'Aerial' bio effect on the resident grud.
This has all been well and good but now that the car is looking and running beautifully I have little to tinker with on the car, so this morning I thought I would tackle this vexing problem.
My initial thought was to do away with the non-return valve which I have suspected to be the cause of the problem, before I did this though, I thought it would be interesting to take the valve apart. Good job i did.... inside there seemed to be enough gelatinous goo for start up stock of a goo factory. A bit of a rinse in the kitchen sink and the goo (with whatever legionelle bacteria present) was dealt with.
Then my attention focused on the rubber piping and wondering what primodial life may be lurking in them. With some hi-tech, high pressure equipment (mug of water and a mouth!) I passed highish pressure water through the pipes, sure enough more goo came out, urgh!. Where does all this goo come from? Frankly who cares? All I know is that I've got rid of it and now I have washers which have passing resemblance to something which may be useful on a car. (Still not as good as the squirters in the corsa mind you, obviously GM know a thing or two about cleaning windscreens!)
So next weekend I'll be finding some other little thing to fix or tinker with. Maybe illuminate my cigar lighter or fit a gear change light..... (Kingsley, can you help with the latter at Silverstone?)
Tim
Okay, I'll be checking out the washer tubing on my car very shortly!