Rear windsheild washer help

[NoPepsiForYou]

Well I went to try the rear windshield washer spraying thing and it sprays out FAR past the windshield...I am hoping there is some kind of adjustment for this...anybody know what that would be (and its not in the owners manual, I already checked)

[stu]

Check and see if the passage is blocked or bent. Sometimes a toothpick will do the trick. Be careful of harsh cleaners though because of your cars paint.

[NoPepsiForYou]

I poked around in there earlier today for a while and it didn't do anything. I think I might have to dish out a couple bucks and buy a new end:(

maybe ill rice things up a bit and get an LED:p

[CSMsi311]

on my honda i can put a needle in the nozzles and adjust where they spray. It's just like a ball and socket joint.

on a side note, in high school I had them facing forward and I angled them to the side and I could spray people. I was mean back then.

[NoPepsiForYou]

Originally posted by CSMsi311
on a side note, in high school I had them facing forward and I angled them to the side and I could spray people. I was mean back then.

:rofl:

[V8SpankR]

I turned my rear washer into a IC sprayer for $12 and I can just hit the button in between shifts down the track. I don't miss it.

[NoPepsiForYou]

Call me a dumb arse but what is an IC sprayer:confused:

[exciv2000]

IC = intercooler. Spraying an intercooler with water cools it down when it starts to get warm from the boost going through it and/or high ambient outside temperatures. Cooler charge means more power.

[NoPepsiForYou]

I thought IC ment intercooler but I had never herd about spraying it with water.

Thats a pretty good idea, I might have to try it...how did you do it kit?:confused:

[V8SpankR]

I bought about 15-20 feet of vacuum line and spliced into the the rear washer line with a T connector and bought a one way aquarium valve (to break the siphon action when you spray) and put it on the T valve,ran it under the car and took a Dremel and cut a slot in which I fitted a late '90s Ford Explorer windshield washer nozzle in front of the IC and voila,$12 IC sprayer.

I wish it could be activated by boost (I may upgrade later on) but in the mean time I just push the button on the dash which sometimes activates the rear wiper also and probably looks funny down the track. I think this year I'll just remove the wiper.

[stu]

Won't you get the track wet and possably cause issues for other racers? I thought that was why people did a liquid spray for the streets, and gas for the track.

[V8SpankR]

It is such a fine mist just for a few seconds and hitting a hot intercooler evaporates most of it. Plus I run a 50/50 water/alcohol mixture which helps it evaporate fast. I just can't spray while I'm sitting on the line since then it would drip down. I don't use it till 2nd gear since first gear is over too fast to spray.