Dumping windshield washer fluid
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Pit Crew
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Dumping windshield washer fluid
Anyone know of a way to dump the fluid in the reservoir easily? I was going to just run the squirt function until it was basically empty but I'm not sure if that may or may not damage the tiny pump from having it squirt so long to get an entire gallon of the fluid out.
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How about a $6 Harbor Freight pump? It can be used for many other things and not very expensive...
https://www.harborfreight.com/multi-...ump-63144.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/multi-...ump-63144.html
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You could siphon all the washer fluid out with a flexible tube without using a pump. Place the receiving container on the ground so that it is lower than the bottom of the washer fluid reservoir and just suck on the hose until the fluid starts to flow. There's more than one YouTube video on how to siphon - like this one:
I used this method to empty the washer fluid reservoir on my Toyota Sienna before I drilled a hole in the reservoir for a Hella headlight washer system pump. This method also worked well for "borrowing" gasoline from my father's car when I was a teenager.
I used this method to empty the washer fluid reservoir on my Toyota Sienna before I drilled a hole in the reservoir for a Hella headlight washer system pump. This method also worked well for "borrowing" gasoline from my father's car when I was a teenager.
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Funny from what I'm told siphoning gasoline cannot be done today, which is why most if not all American cars don't have locking caps/doors. But it still makes a good practical joke to pour some water into the tank of someone you don't like, more effective than sugar...
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I remember back to the 'gas shortage' in the 1970's. A lively aftermarket sprung up. Basically a spring one would slip down the filler neck of the gas tank. The spring would of course prevent a hose being threaded down in to the tank to siphon fuel. My old Ford pickup had the fuel tank behind the seat in the cab. I had to buy a locking gas cap, that old truck had it's fuel swiped a couple times before I wised up.
I think it was during that time the car manufacturer's did a similar thing and put a device in the filler neck of the tank.
That old truck did like it's fuel. It had a Ford industrial 6 cylinder right around 300 cubic inches. 3/4 ton and 4 on the floor. I swear that truck would climb a redwood tree, in third gear! Hyperbole of course but she was very low geared. That old 6 would get about 8 MPG hiway due to the high RPM's at speed.
The truck was Ex. Crown Zellerbach. The engine was an industrial Ford 6 and tune up parts were tricky. Crown ordered trucks to their specs. from Ford back then, the Pickup was a 61. Was meant more for the logging roads than the highway. Darn that was a nice truck. Weighed 6 K.
I think it was during that time the car manufacturer's did a similar thing and put a device in the filler neck of the tank.
That old truck did like it's fuel. It had a Ford industrial 6 cylinder right around 300 cubic inches. 3/4 ton and 4 on the floor. I swear that truck would climb a redwood tree, in third gear! Hyperbole of course but she was very low geared. That old 6 would get about 8 MPG hiway due to the high RPM's at speed.
The truck was Ex. Crown Zellerbach. The engine was an industrial Ford 6 and tune up parts were tricky. Crown ordered trucks to their specs. from Ford back then, the Pickup was a 61. Was meant more for the logging roads than the highway. Darn that was a nice truck. Weighed 6 K.
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