Windshield squirters

[91Bear]

Right one works (sort of spits) and the left one doesn't. Anyone make reproductions of these?

[70_F100]

How about these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-67-u ... 25578674b6

[91Bear]

I'm probably getting ahead of myself. I should take mine out and try cleaning them first.

[fordman]

yes disconnect the hoses and blow iar backwards through them.

[70_F100]

A tip cleaner for a cutting torch is the first thing I would try.

[FORDification]

I agree...they're not much more than a hollow tube with a bracket on it. They're probably just clogged up. However, there's an auction on E-bay for some NOS squirters, in case you're looking to replace yours.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-67-u ... ccessories

[91Bear]

Where does one get a tip cleaner for a cutting torch? I'm hoping Santa brings me an air compressor for Christmas.

[70_F100]

You can pick them up at any welding supply house for next to nothing. They may even give you one with their advertising on it.

You can also get one from Tractor Supply: http://www.tractorsupply.com/welding-me ... er-3830284

If you know a tool dealer (Snap-On, Mac, etc.), they usually have them on their trucks.

[Montana71-F100]

I used wire. it might have been copper. Electrical wire may work. If it's too fine, you can twist some strands together.

[papabug71]

I just did mine about a month ago. After being without a washer bottle for over 10 years, they had got all plugged up. Whatever was in them was hard as a rock.

If you can take them off & let them soak in something for a while it might loosen the junk up enough so you can just blow it out of them.

I boiled a pot of water & threw them in. Boiling water seems to dissolve gunk better than hot water.

Worked for me !

[fordman]

it was probably calcium or old washer fluid mix.

on another note. has anyone considered a dual washer tube on each side? i have had some thoughts on how to make one. take your old squirters off the truck. take a small flat bladed screwdriver. and place the end of it right in the center of the tueb near the final edge of it. then take a hammer and tap the center closed. while leaving the sides open still. that would send the fluid in two directions at once and spread the fluid over a more even area of the windshield. i think the next tiem i get a chance i may try that with a spare set i have laying around.

[papabug71]

I wish the washer fluid would "fan" out. My squirters just shoot a stream, kinda like a fella takin' a leak on my windshield if you will.

[ArizonaDan]

My personal preference for cleaning parts that have any type of mineral deposit build-up on them is to soak them in a diluted solution of water and white distilled vinegar. White distilled vinegar has a ph value of approximately 2.4 which makes it an acid. This acid level is safe for most cleaning purposes that I have ever encountered.

Of course I would recommend that you go easy on your parts cleaning at first by soaking and rinsing with fresh water quickly until you get a better idea of how stuuborn the mineral deposits are and then gradually increase the strength of the cleaning solution and/or the soaking time. I have often been able to soak parts in pure white distilled vinegar with no adverse results. I would be especially cautious when clean non-metalic parts like plastics or nylons.

Of course your results may very depending on many factors, and I am NOT responsible for any problems you encounter. (CYA)