Using headlight washer pump for I/C water spray
26 June 2003, 11:35 AM
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I got a washer bottle with a headlight washer pump so I can use it for I/C water spray. Just noticed that the pipe connected is much bigger diameter than normal washer pipes.
What's the best way to connect this up for the I/C spray? I'm guessing here that normal size washer hoses are used, how do you mate this smaller pipe to the pump and is it OK with the higher pressure?
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What's the best way to connect this up for the I/C spray? I'm guessing here that normal size washer hoses are used, how do you mate this smaller pipe to the pump and is it OK with the higher pressure?
Cheers.
26 June 2003, 12:22 PM
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Surely using a thinner pipe all the way would result in a higher pressure?
That's exactly what you want for the fine mist
Don't know how the pump will like that though!
I'm sure that reduction connectors (and jubilee clips) can be bought from B&Q garden centres and windscreen washer pipe size bits and pieces can be bought from Halfords.
I've now found a company that makes farm chemical sprayer nozzles. They're in the UK so I might see about some samples.
That's exactly what you want for the fine mist
Don't know how the pump will like that though!I'm sure that reduction connectors (and jubilee clips) can be bought from B&Q garden centres and windscreen washer pipe size bits and pieces can be bought from Halfords.
I've now found a company that makes farm chemical sprayer nozzles. They're in the UK so I might see about some samples.
27 June 2003, 07:29 PM
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I use a subaru washer pump for my I/C spray on my rally car.
I had a tank specially made & found a reducer to bring the hose diameter down to the nozzle size.
I used an Impreza I/C spray nozzle (from Graham Goode).
It all works fine, but make sure the connections are nice'n tight, or you'll empty the tank in no time.
Dremel.
I had a tank specially made & found a reducer to bring the hose diameter down to the nozzle size.
I used an Impreza I/C spray nozzle (from Graham Goode).
It all works fine, but make sure the connections are nice'n tight, or you'll empty the tank in no time.
Dremel.
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Just used the headlight pump, does the job nicely especially since I don't have headlight washers 
. Had to get a new washer bottle with two pumps though cos my standard one only had a windscreen washer pump and I didn't have space to mount a second bottle (tried that first). If you don't have ABS there's a nice big space behind the driver's side headlight.
Anyway, pics:
Piping, used standard windscreen washer pipes, just make sure all connections are well secured or they might come off with the higher pressure. I intend to tidy the piping up a bit BTW!
And the jets themselves - quite hard to see (although the millions of bits of dust seem to be quite obvious!) but they're circled red. Took a bit of time to get them positioned right, it helps to angle them down say 30deg otherwise a lot of water hits the rubber thing at the back of the scoop. Also angle them inwards a fair bit cos these jets have a wide spray angle so you don't want loads of water hitting the sides of the scoop. It's quite handy that the nozzles can be rotated after the jets are glued in place.
. Had to get a new washer bottle with two pumps though cos my standard one only had a windscreen washer pump and I didn't have space to mount a second bottle (tried that first). If you don't have ABS there's a nice big space behind the driver's side headlight.Anyway, pics:
Piping, used standard windscreen washer pipes, just make sure all connections are well secured or they might come off with the higher pressure. I intend to tidy the piping up a bit BTW!
And the jets themselves - quite hard to see (although the millions of bits of dust seem to be quite obvious!) but they're circled red. Took a bit of time to get them positioned right, it helps to angle them down say 30deg otherwise a lot of water hits the rubber thing at the back of the scoop. Also angle them inwards a fair bit cos these jets have a wide spray angle so you don't want loads of water hitting the sides of the scoop. It's quite handy that the nozzles can be rotated after the jets are glued in place.
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