Re: New ride & Stupid winshield washers/airfoil

[Brooks Ellis <brooks@frii.com>]

>You can't pull the jets apart, you might be able to clean them I usually
>purchase new ones, they aren't that expensive...

Hey! I found a way to fix it without having to replace it or pull it apart!
I've got a can of compressed (liquid) air, and shot a blast of the air
through the nozzles (w/ the washer hose disconected of course), and that
fixed 'em right up! They work great now!

I would imagine that the gunk didn't get totally blown out, so they'll
probably jam again, but I'm happy for now.

The plastic 'shield' that is right next to the firewall, and covers the AC
system (I think) has a hole burned through it right where I think the
(heated) washer jet is when the hood is down... I think the heater on the
jet burned up, or just got real hot some time and melted the plastic. I
hope that's not a problem. 

Whatever it is, it's better than my friends' audi that had an electrical
fire under the dash, and burned up the whole dash, totaling the car. Ouch.
Plastic dripping onto the floor.. Nasty.

Thanks for the info though - if it keeps getting jammed I'll replace the
sucker.

brooks