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I've gone from a standard pump in the bottom of the bottle to a relocation of 4 foot more pipe and a smaller bottle 18 inch lower with the pump above. The water won't come up the pipe to spray, I got a universal pump and the same. Any ideas, such a simple thing and I'm stuck  |
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When I add a none retuRn valve it won't suck the water at all has he pump got to be close to the bottle it's prob about 6 inch away at the mo |
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MrSpeedy
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You'll probably find that it's not a positive displacement pump and as such will not suck uphill.
The pumps you're using need a 'head' of water. ie, a gravity feed from the reservoir
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Kieran
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You can buy bottles with a pump attached on eBay for about £7.
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1979 Mini Clubman 1.8 K series
1978 Skoda 110r Project 130RS K-oupe
1978 Austin Allegro 1500 SDL Estate
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bortaf
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They usually have a very large inlet (compaired to the outlet) not good for sucking up when full of air, it probably needs to be primed, even an EFi fuel pump wont pull uphill and needs to be primed and they are very powerfull in comparison.
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Last Edit: Mar 6, 2013 13:09:11 GMT by bortaf
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Anyone recommend a pump ?
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One thing that hasn't been mentioned but I suggest you look into
is making sure the bottle is not in an overly exposed position.
If too low at the front it could freeze and if the contents got too hot
if close to the exhaust the liquid could shatter a frozen windscreen.
I learnt the hard way in my youth!
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Tucked away at the front but completely away from the engine, also out of sight  |
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MrSpeedy
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Anyone recommend a pump ? Be far easier to mount your existing pump below the reservoir |
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Buy an Astra GSi headlamp washer pump. They're huge and have to pump water about 2 metres from the bottom of the wheel arch through 1.5 cm piping to the headlights. One detached from mine once and it squirted to the other side of the road (about 15 metres).
GSi's are always getting broken on Vauxhall forums.
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bortaf
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One thing that hasn't been mentioned but I suggest you look into is making sure the bottle is not in an overly exposed position. If too low at the front it could freeze and if the contents got too hot if close to the exhaust the liquid could shatter a frozen windscreen. I learnt the hard way in my youth! seriously ? before the water gets that hot the bottle will surely have melted  |
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^ Dunno. If the temperature difference was enough, the water needn't be really that hot. I believe some 3 series (?) had this issue.
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bortaf
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But surely by the time the zorst has got hot enough to heat the water in the bottle the screen will have been defrosted by the heater in the car, the water in the block will be heated a dam site quicker that that in the water bottle. Not saying i cant happen but in 30 years i have never cracked a screen even when pouring hot water (frmm a tap not a kettle) on to a frozen screen so really cant see how radiated heat from a zorst can get washer fluid hot enough to crack a screen especialy when the water in the engine heated by direct contact will have got hot quicker and warmed the screen via the heater in the car |
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I agree with you, it's very unlikely, but not beyond the realms of possibility.
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hkr91
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I usually use lukewarm water on the screen which works wonders, never tried proper hot water.
Regarding the pump, my mate bought a kit from eBay (sub £10) and mounted it. Can't remember if the pump they supplied had a one way valve in it or not but we still had to prime it before use (hate running a pump dry)
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bortaf
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I agree with you, it's very unlikely, but not beyond the realms of possibility. You are of course correct  the amount of cars I have in that defy logic is huge thats why they are akin to women, no logic, leak constantly and break down all the bloody time  |
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Last Edit: Mar 9, 2013 13:55:51 GMT by bortaf
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