Re: needed (or compatability check)

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

c a l i b a n <caliban@sharon.net> wrote:

>	another item: i think i need a new front windshield
>	washer pump.  we did the following test, kinda
>	odd results:

>	everything hooked up: pull lever, no washer, no
>	wipers.

>	pump power leads disconnected, pull lever: 12v
>	to the leads on multimeter, wipers run x times.

>	so it seems that the pump is not only toasted,
>	it also somehow shorts out the whatever it is
>	that runs the wipers for a wash cycle.

>	anyway, maybe someone has a pump to sell, otherwise
>	i'll call pc/linda and get some prices.

Two BTDTs- pumps that have not been used for some time tend to stick. Take
it out and tap it on the pavement for a bit, this'll probably do the trick.

If not- Audi share their washer pumps with most VWs. Mine came out of a
Polo (because it was the newest car in the yard), but the same one could be
found in Passats, Jettas and Golfs. They're probably also common across the
entire Audi range of the 80s.
Just go to your local yard and bring the old pump along for reference.

Tom

 _______________________________________________________________________
 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
 tnas@euronet.nl
 1987 Audi 90q 2.3E, Tizianrot metallic, 167,000km

                        ENGINEERING TERMINOLOGY
       PHRASE: "Preliminary operational tests were inconclusive."
     TRANSLATION: "The darn thing blew up when we threw the switch."